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Average Survival Rate of
New Businesses in the US

A graph titled Average Survival Rate of New Businesses in the U S has number of years after start-up on the x-axis and percentage that survey on the y-axis. The survival rates of all industries and of the healthcare industry are shown. The line for healthcare industries is slightly higher than the line for all industries. The percentage gradually decreases as the number of years after start-up increases. Over 60 percent of businesses in the healthcare industry survive more than 5 years.

Which statement is supported by information in the graph?

Businesses in some industries have a greater chance of survival than in others.
Businesses in the healthcare industry are more likely to fail.
Less than half of businesses in the healthcare industry survive more than five years.
Most businesses fail after just one year.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Businesses in some industries have a greater chance of survival than in others."

The graph shows the healthcare survival line slightly above the overall-industry line (and >60% of healthcare businesses survive more than five years), so survival differs by industry.