多数美国老人不愿与成年子女同住
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Merz">Merz</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Merz">Merz</span>, 75, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="Sacramento">Sacramento</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="professor">professor</span>. "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convert">convert</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="that">that</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Merzes">Merzes</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Eskaton">Eskaton</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="Roseville">Roseville</span>, <span word="adore">adore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extended">extended</span>, <span word="close">close</span>-<span word="knit">knit</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="was">was</span>, '<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>,'" <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jackie">Jackie</span> <span word="Merz">Merz</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> 75 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="euphemistic">euphemistic</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="Typically">Typically</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plainer">plainer</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="relish">relish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sacramento">Sacramento</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="fourths">fourths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> 65 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="multigenerational">multigenerational</span>) <span word="households">households</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="households">households</span> – <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>.</p>
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