What is the fastest-growing group in the U.S. population today?
a. 30- to 40-year-olds
b. 40- to 50-year-olds
c. 50- to 65-year-olds
d. Those 85 and older
ANS: D
The age group older than 85 is the fastest-growing group in the United States today.
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