Among minority elderly (i.e., Hispanics, black, Native Americans), life expectancy rates are lower than for whites. Which of the following is true?
(a) Families of color have fewer resources in old age due to lower-paying jobs during their lifetime, less employment, and fewer health insurance and Social Security benefits.
(b) Minority groups die earlier from diseases linked to poverty.
(c) More and more elderly are abandoned by their families and are unable to care for themselves.
(d) Many minority elderly living in poverty die from malnutrition.
(a)
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