多数美国老人不愿与子女同住.pdf

智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料 多数美国老人不愿与子女同住 本文智课小编为大家搜集了托福阅读题材:多数美国老人不愿与子女 同住的内容，对大家进行托福阅读备考有一定的帮助。 更多托福资讯、托福复习资料、课程培训请关注托福考试频道 · 智课小编为大家及时更新！ In a spirit of gratitude and giving back to the parents who raised them, Bill and Jackie Merzs daughters have extended a generous invitation. They both live in Chicago now, said Bill Merz, 75, a retired Sacramento State psychology professor. One was willing to put an extra floor on her house and install an elevator for us so we could live there. The other wanted to convert her basement for us. I told them wed have somebody shoot us before we did that. The Merzes, who live in their own home at Eskaton Village Roseville, adore their extended, close-knit family, which also includes two sons in California and 11 grandchildren. But the idea of living with the kids in their older age leaves them cold. My first reaction was, I dont want you telling me what to do, said Jackie Merz, who is also 75 and a retired teacher and counselor. Most older adults tend to be a bit more euphemistic about it: Typically, they say that they dont want to be a burden to their kids, or that they dont want to impose. But statistics show a plainer truth. In huge numbers, seniors relish their freedom, and they want to live on their own as long as they can. In the Sacramento region, US census figures show that almost three-fourths of people 65 and older live in same-generation (as opposed to multigenerational) households. National figures are even higher, with nearly 80 percent of older adults living in their own households – more than triple the number from the 1940s. A recent survey from the research firm Gallup Robinson highlights that sense of independence. While 53 percent of people below age 65 said they would take in an aging parent who needed their help, only a quarter of people older than 65 said they would accept an invitation to live with their grown