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Below are a series of true and false statements about aging, see how many you can get correct!
Test Your Aging Knowledge
1.
There are more than 50,000 older adults living in CT.
True
False
2.
Social Security eliminated poverty for older adults.
True
False
3.
Ten percent of older adults are family caregivers.
True
False
4.
Nationally, 3 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren.
True
False
5.
Less than half of older adults completed high school.
True
False
6.
The majority of older adults are in poor health.
True
False
7.
Most older adults have memory loss or dementia.
True
False
8.
One in ten older adults volunteer in their community.
True
False
9.
Most older adults end up living in nursing homes.
True
False
10.
Less than 1% of people over 65 continue to work.
True
False
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