While the Majority of Cohabiting Relationships in the United States

question 13

Multiple Choice

While the majority of cohabiting relationships in the United States dissolve at a rate of 60 percent within three years,__________ cohabiters are exceptions to the high risk for breakup.

• A) engaged
• B) lesbian and gay
• C) non-college-educated
• D) non-engaged

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