Why are women far more likely to be widows than are men?

a) Wives are typically a few years younger than their husbands.
b) Mortality rates among females are higher than for males.
c) Widowed women are more likely to remarry than are widowed men.
d) Men are more likely to be in the sandwich generation.
e) Women are more likely to be caring for an aging relative.


A

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