Which cultural group is predicted to have the fastest growing older adult population in the United States between the years 2010 and 2050?
a. Native Americans
b. African Americans
c. Hispanic Americans
d. Asian/Pacific Island Americans
C
As shown in Figure 1-1, the Hispanic older adult population is projected to be the most rapidly increasing population segment between 2010 and 2050.
The older adult populations of all other races, combined, do not rise as rapidly as the Hispanic older adult population between the years 2010 and 2050 . The African-American older adult pop-ulation is expected to have the second-fastest rise between 2010 and 2050 . The non-Hispanic white older adult population is projected to decrease between 2010 and 2050.
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