What Counterintuitive Result Came from the Stanford/Pew Study of Total

question 55

Multiple Choice

What counterintuitive result came from the Stanford/Pew study of total family earnings compared with parent's income?

• A) Men tend to make more than women because they are paid more.
• B) Women tend to make a higher family income because they are more likely to get married.
• C) Men and women tend to earn about the same amount of income over their lifetime.
• D) Women who marry other women tend to earn more than if they married men.

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