Two common socioeconomic problems for elderly adults are the lack of finances to purchase medications and:

A. proper housing
B. proper nutrition
C. the lack of transportation to obtain them
D. the lack of access to technology

c
Rationale: Elderly people often experience the downside of socioeconomic factors, such as the lack of finances for medi-cations and the lack of transportation to obtain them. Proper housing and nutrition as well as access to technology are fac-tors that may affect some of the elderly population, but these are not as common and thus are not discussed in this chapter.

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