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If a country has a large elderly population but health improvements allow older people to remain independent for longer, which conclusion about long-term care demand is appropriate?

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Correct answer: Care pressure may be lower than expected despite a large elderly population

The number of elderly people is an important indicator of possible long-term-care demand, but it does not determine actual care needs by itself. Health status, disability, healthy life expectancy, family support, housing, and access to services also matter. If older people remain independent for more years, a smaller share of them may need intensive or institutional care at any one time.

Thus the most appropriate conclusion is that care pressure may be lower than expected despite a large elderly population, so option A is correct. This does not mean that care demand disappears; ageing can still increase the total number needing support later. Option B wrongly treats the elderly percentage as identical to care need, while C ignores the effect of better health and D incorrectly claims that the elderly population will automatically shrink.

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Healthy AgeingLong Term CareElderly PopulationHealth StatusAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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