What Happened with Marriage Rates and Age at First Marriage

question 127

Multiple Choice

What happened with marriage rates and age at first marriage during the post-World War II years?

• A) They began a long-term upward trend.
• B) They began a long-term downward trend
• C) They experienced a short-term interruption of previous trends.
• D) They experienced a continuing downward trend.

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