If you conducted a survey of 1,000 women over the age of 85 and asked them if they were widows, you should expect that about how many of them would answer "yes."

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Statistically, a significant majority of women over the age of 85 are widows due to higher life expectancy in women and the tendency for men to marry younger women. Therefore, around 75% or 750 out of 1,000 women in this age group would likely be widows.

If You Conducted a Survey of 1,000 Women Over the Age