TEENAGE PESSIMISM
University of Minnesota researchers found that one in seven teenagers expects to die young -- before turning 35.
The rates are even higher among poor and minority teenagers. Here are the breakdowns:
Indian: 29 percent
Black: 26
Hispanic: 21
Asian: 15
White: 10
Poor: 24
Male: 15
Female: 13
Urban: 17
Suburban: 13
Rural: 13
Source: July issue of Pediatrics
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