Which of the Following Statements About Caring for Aging Parents

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about caring for aging parents is true?

• A) In all ethnic groups, responsibility for providing care to aging parents falls more on sons than on daughters.
• B) Sons feel more obligated than daughters to care for their aging parents.
• C) Employed men spend an average of 10 to 20 hours per week caring for parents or parents-in-law.
• D) Nearly one-fourth of American working women are caregivers; others quit their jobs to provide care.

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