Census Statistics Show That 72 Percent of Older Men Live

question 100

Multiple Choice

Census statistics show that 72 percent of older men live with a spouse,while only 42 percent of older women remain living with their spouses.What is one consequence of this gender difference?

• A)Poverty rates decline for older Americans in part because both spouses contribute to retirement income through Social Security and pension plans.
• B)Poverty rates are higher for older Americans in part because of the lower economic status of widowed women.
• C)Older men live longer if there is a wife in the home to take care of them.
• D)Older men are 30 percent more likely to remarry after the loss of a spouse.

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Definitions:

Bank Reconciliation

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