Which of the following statements about rates of mental health diagnosis is true?
A. African Americans have a lower rate of schizophrenia but a higher rate of mental illness overall than Whites.
B. Working-class people are more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness than are people with non-manual-labor backgrounds.
C. While more American women are diagnosed with depression than American men, the opposite is true in the United Kingdom.
D. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are no more likely than heterosexuals to be at risk of mental health problems.
Answer: B
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