It Is Quite Likely That in the Future, a Higher

Multiple Choice

It is quite likely that in the future, a higher proportion of older people will be divorced. This is because

A) a large increase in later-life divorce is expected
B) economically, people will fare better in old age if they are divorced than married
C) more people will enter old age as divorced
D) marriages will not be able to withstand the demands of increasing chronic illness that comes with old age
E) it will be easier for an older people to get placed in a long-term care facility if he/she is not married