Huynh is devising a questionnaire to predict an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home. Which question should appear on Huynh's list?
A) If you become impaired, do you have family members and or a friend willing to take you in?
B) Are you male and in your eighties or above?
C) Are you poor?
D) Are you middle class?

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The presence of a support system is an important factor in determining an elderly person's risk of entering a nursing home. If the person has family members or friends willing to take them in if necessary, this may decrease their risk. The other options (B, C, D) do not provide as much relevant information in predicting nursing home entry.

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