Why Is It Difficult to Make General Statements About Cohabiting

question 71

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to make general statements about cohabiting couples?

• A) Sociologists have hardly ever studied cohabitors.
• B) Cohabitation includes a wide variety of relationships.
• C) The 2001 Census did not ask about cohabitation.
• D) Many cohabitors don't tell the truth in interviews.

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