Rates of Prostitution Over Time

question 26

Multiple Choice

Rates of prostitution over time:

• A) have decreased steadily since the early 1900s
• B) have decreased steadily, except for periodic increases in wartime
• C) have remained stable, except for periodic increases in wartime
• D) have increased dramatically since around 1984

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