Human social structures, such as ethnicity and socioeconomic status, can confound the determination of the origins of high intelligence. Some ethnic groups perform better on IQ tests than others, but these results likely do not have much to do with the quality of each group's intellect, and are instead influenced by environmental factors.

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Socioeconomic Status or SES is a complex construct that combines multiple social and economic factors to measure an individual or group's position socially and economically relative to others.  These factors typically include but are not limited to income level, educational level, and occupation.

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Communities with a low SES experience higher exposure rates to air pollutants and other environmental hazards, increased susceptibility to poor health, which results in health disparities that are driven by environmental factors.

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