In 2009, Almost ____________ of Mothers of Children Under Fifteen

question 45

Multiple Choice

In 2009, almost ____________ of mothers of children under fifteen in married-couple families were stay-at-home mothers, wives of steadily employed men, who were temporarily out of the labor force for the entire year to "take care of home and family."

• A) one-tenth
• B) one-quarter
• C) one-third
• D) half

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