The Percentage of Total Hours Worked by the Supply of College-Educated

question 44

Multiple Choice

The percentage of total hours worked by the supply of college-educated workers compared to the percentage of total hours worked by high-school educated workers has been:

• A)constant.
• B)climbing steadily to about 20 percent.
• C)falling steadily to about 50 percent.
• D)climbing steadily to about 50 percent.
• E)doing none of the above.

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