The growing number of elderly in our population is primarily due to:
1.
global warming.
2.
more people are graduating from college.
3.
improved healthcare.
4.
Social Security and Medicare.
ANS: 3
The growing number of people who are aging is attributed to immunizations, improved nutrition, and the advancement in pharmaceutical science that allows people to live with multiple chronic diseases.
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