Two related and important trends in the elderly population are:
A) The growing gap in life expectancy between males and females and the number of women living alone
B) The increase in life expectancy of white and black people.
C) The continued burden of acute disease and the low levels of education among the elderly
D) The increased burden of chronic illness and the shifting causes of death with advancing age
D
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The role of chronic illness in death rates is both significant and represents a shift from the past. The gap in life expectancy between men and women is narrowing. The life expectancy of black people has been recently declining. The generation now entering the senior years is better educated than generations past.
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