Generally Speaking,older Adults

question 111

Multiple Choice

Generally speaking,older adults:

• A) prefer to live with their children.
• B) prefer to live alone.
• C) enjoy spending most of their time babysitting their grandchildren.
• D) spend most of their years after age 65 in very poor health.

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