Which One Is NOT True of Cohabitation

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT true of cohabitation?

• A) The most common reasons people give for deciding to cohabit are to spend more time together, for convenience, to evaluate compatibility, and to share expenses.
• B) Men and women with low incomes have the greatest percentages of increases in cohabitation.
• C) Census figures reveal that by 2012, about 7.8 million unmarried heterosexual couples were living together in the United States.
• D) Many cohabiting couples are simply waiting to marry until after they have a child.

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Definitions:

Trisomy 18

A genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18, leading to severe developmental and health issues, also known as Edwards syndrome.

Paternity Testing

Employing genetic fingerprinting techniques to establish whether a man is a child's biological parent.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Amniocentesis

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