Trends in Educational Attainment in the U

question 243

Multiple Choice

Trends in educational attainment in the U.S. since 1960 indicate that the percentage of adults

• A) completing high school has been rising, and so has the percentage who do not go to high school nor complete elementary school.
• B) completing college has been rising, and so has the percentage completing high school.
• C) completing college has been constant, but the percentage completing high school has been rising.
• D) who do not go to high school has been falling, but the percentage who do not complete elementary school has been rising.

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