Older women live alone more often than older men

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3. Household patterns by age and gender

Older women live alone more often than older men

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3. Household patterns by age and gender
Women live as single parents more often than men
Age gaps between partners are widest in Africa, particularly among Muslims
Older adults live alone more often in places with longer life expectancy
Half of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa, but few in North America, live with extended family
Among seniors, Hindus are the least likely to live alone
Relatively few North American children live in extended families
U.S. children are more likely than children elsewhere to live in single-parent homes
Most children in Christian, Muslim and unaffiliated homes live with two parents

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