Bertha has a higher ______ than her younger sister, Edna. Despite the fact that Bertha is 89 and her sister is only 72, Bertha is still able to live independently and even takes a daily walk
Unfortunately, Edna did not live a healthy lifestyle and is now confined to a wheelchair and needs an aide to help her with many of her activities of daily living.
a. actual lifespan
b. chronological lifespan
c. old-age dependency ratio
d. functional age
Answer: D
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a. ?the incidence of drug use, but not the effects of the drugs on the users b. ?both the incidence of drug use and the effects of the drugs on the users c. ?the effects of the drugs on the users, but not the incidence of drug use d. ?neither the incidence of drug use nor the effects of the drugs on the users
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