The Primary Reason Why More Older Adults in Western Countries

question 51

Multiple Choice

The primary reason why more older adults in Western countries live on their own today than ever before is __________.

• A) the high cost of nursing homes
• B) lack of assistance from their children
• C) decreasing governmental support
• D) improved health and economic well-being

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Definitions:

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Not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc; self-governing.

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Distribution

The way in which values of a variable or group of variables are spread or dispersed across a set of data.

Suits

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