Poverty Affects Children Across All Ethnicities but in Certain Groups

Multiple Choice

Poverty affects children across all ethnicities but in certain groups may lead to more risk for negative health outcomes. Which of the following is true for children who experience child maltreatment, neglect or exposure to violence?

A) As long as children receive support, witnessing violence has little impact.
B) Children from middle-income households who experience abuse are more likely to have adverse effects than those from low-income households.
C) Children in poor homes are less likely to witness community violence.
D) Children in low-income homes have greater odds of experiencing or seeing all forms of abuse.
E) Children in middle-income families experience physical abuse in greater numbers than those in low-income households.