AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Among adults ages 25-29, men are more likely to live alone than women in nearly all 113 nations. In the middle group, ages 50-54, men are still more likely to live alone, but the differences are smaller, and in many countries, more women than men live alone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Approximately 18 million or 73% of older men, and 15 million or 50% of older women, lived with their spouse. About 27% (14.7 million) of all older adults living in the community in 2020 lived alone (5 million men, 9.7 million women). They represented 20% of older men and 33% of older women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Living with an extended circle of relatives is the most common type of household arrangement for older people around the world, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.

Detailed explanation-4: -People can become socially isolated for a variety of reasons, such as getting older or weaker, no longer being the hub of their family, leaving the workplace, the deaths of spouses and friends, or through disability or illness.