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The old adult population can be divided into three life stages.
True
The young-old life stage is approximately from ages 45-59.
False
The old-old life stage is approximately from ages 85 and above.
False
Each government and non-government organization has the same way of dividing the old adult population.
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The United States is mentioned in the context of dividing the old adult population.
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Retirement is related to skilled nursing facilities.
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Gerontological aussu is concerned with the study of old age.
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Que's is a type of fitness program.
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Mal is a term related to sex.
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3 is a type of retirement community.
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The definition of age is always linked to the retirement age.
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The retirement age is lower for women than men.
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Classifying age is unrelated to the retirement age.
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The retirement age is the same for both men and women.
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There are no cases where the definition of age is not linked to the retirement age.
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The number of people aged 60 and above today is less than what it was in 1980.
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The absolute number of older persons is expected to decrease from 605 million to 2 billion.
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Today's young-old age group is generally unhappier, unhealthier, and financially worse off than the young-old of previous generations.
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The age group of 60 to less than 75 years is referred to as the old-old.
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There will be fewer older persons than ever before.
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Ageing is caused by the accumulation of damage to the cells.
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All members of a species do not display signs of ageing.
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Ageing is a sudden change that occurs at a specific age.
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Intrinsic changes in ageing would not occur in a perfect environment.
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The demographic transition is a change from low fertility and mortality to high fertility and mortality.
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Improved National Health Services (NHS) have no impact on the elderly population.
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