Differences between whites and African Americans in life expectancy at age 75 are:
A) greater than differences in life expectancy at birth.
B) less than differences in life expectancy at birth.
C) about the same as life expectancy at birth.
D) due to higher infant mortality among whites.

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Differences in life expectancy between whites and African Americans at age 75 are less than the differences in life expectancy at birth, largely because the disparities in health and mortality rates that affect life expectancy at birth (such as higher infant mortality rates among African Americans) are less influential by age 75.

Differences Between Whites and African Americans in Life Expectancy at Age