What Has Been an Unintended Consequence of China's One-Child-Per-Couple Policy

question 30

Multiple Choice

What has been an unintended consequence of China's one-child-per-couple policy in terms of the gender ratio in the country?

• A) There are equal numbers of men and women.
• B) There are many more women than men.
• C) The men are much older than the women on average.
• D) There are many more men than women.
• E) Surprisingly, it made no difference.

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