Based on the 2010 Census of the United States, the fastest growing segment of the population is:
A. Adults aged 65 to 75
B. Adults aged 75 to 85
C. Adults aged 85 to 95
D. Adults aged 100+
ANS: D
According to 2010 United States census data, the number of older adults, aged 65 and over, increased by 15.3% from 2000 to a total of 40.4 million (13.1% of the total United States population); it is estimated that number will increase to about 55 million by 2020 (Administration on Aging, 2011). The fastest growing group among older adults since the 1990 census are those over 100 years of age, increasing by 53% to a total of 53,364 in 2010 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2013). Most of these centenarians are considered to be among the most vulnerable to frailty and disability, which, coupled with the likelihood that they will live alone and, therefore, require support services, such as nursing home care, has caused dire predictions about the failure of the Medicare and Medicaid systems.
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