What is an example of an ethnic- and gender-related difference in life expectancies?
a. Black men live longer than white men.
b. White women live longer than black women.
c. Black men live longer than black women.
d. White men live longer than white women.
B
Life expectancies have been extended for all middle-aged adults. White men have a life expec-tancy of 75.7 years, white women have a life expectancy of 80.4 years, black men have a life expectancy of 69.5 years, and black women have a life expectancy of 76.5 years.
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