Which statement is true regarding the impoverished?
a. The morbidity and mortality rates of the impoverished are similar to those of the middle class.
b. The morbidity and mortality rates of the impoverished are higher than those of the middle class.
c. The morbidity and mortality rates of the impoverished are lower than those of the middle class.
d. No reliable statistics exist regarding the relationship of poverty to morbidity and mortality.
B
The morbidity and mortality rates of the impoverished are higher than those of the middle class. The poorly educated and those in poverty die at higher rates than those who are advantaged; the same is true for morbidity.
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