Regarding stress and poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The United States currently has the largest income inequalities in the developed world.
b. Greeks earn, on average, less than half of what Americans earn and yet have a longer life expectancy.
c. Being constantly reminded that you are relatively poor piles on an extra measure of stress and shortens one's
life expectancy.
d. Poorer women in California are less likely to die if they live in better-off neighborhoods than if they live in poorer neighborhoods.
ANSWER: d
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