Which of the following children is at highest risk for lead poisoning?
1. Amy Allen, a 13-year-old Caucasian who lives with her mother and sibling in an inner-city housing project that was built during the Clinton administration
2. Bobby Benson, a 6-year-old African-American who lives with his parent in a modest suburban home built in the early 1980s
3. Camille Carson, a 2-year-old Caucasian who lives with her maternal grandmother in a poor neighborhood built in the 1950s
4. Danny Diego, a 10-year-old Hispanic who lives with his parents in a small apartment built in 1975
ANS: 3
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