Which statement regarding disability and chronic illness is true?
A. Disabilities and chronic illnesses occur most often in young adults.
B. Accidents are responsible for more chronic and disabling conditions than chronic disease.
C. In the United States, one in seven persons experiences activity limitations because of chronic health problems.
D. Men experience more disability than women, but women experience a higher in-cidence of chronic illness than men.
C
In the United States, approximately 50% of the population has one or more chronic health prob-lems, and about 35 million people (one in seven) experience some activity limitations because of their chronic health problems.
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