Author Question: Which statement is true about widowhood? A) In the United States, 34 percent of men age 65 and ... (Read 39 times)

luvbio · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which statement is true about widowhood?

A) In the United States, 34 percent of men age 65 and older are widowed, compared with just 12 percent of women.
B) Widowhood rates have risen over the past several decades as divorce among aging adults rose.
C) Ethnic minorities with high rates of poverty and chronic disease are more likely to be widowed.
D) Aging adults have more lasting problems than younger individuals who are widowed.

Question 2

Davids wife, Esther, recently died. If David is like most recently widowed older adults, his greatest problem is most likely __________.

A) profound loneliness
B) financial instability
C) anxiousness
D) declining health