Recent Economic Downturns Have Affected U

question 48

Multiple Choice

Recent economic downturns have affected U.S.families in many ways,such as a/an ______.

• A)increased percentage of fathers staying home to raise families because they cannot find employment
• B)decreased percentage of two-parent working families
• C)decline in the number of families owning their own home
• D)increase in the percentage of stay-at-home parents,regardless of gender

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