What is the relationship between race, gender, and the widow effect?
a) White men are more likely to die shortly after their spouses' death.
b) Black men are more likely to die shortly after their spouses' death.
c) Black women are more likely to die shortly after their spouses' death.
d) White women are more likely to die shortly after their spouses' death.
a
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