The Most Commonly Used Divorce Rate Statistic,which Compares the Number

question 44

Multiple Choice

The most commonly used divorce rate statistic,which compares the number of divorces to the number of new marriages in a given year,is ________.

• A) crude divorce rate
• B) refined divorce rate
• C) divorce rate
• D) divorce-marriage ratio

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Marginal Social Benefit

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