An Archival Study Examining a Woman's Age of First Marriage

question 66

Multiple Choice

An archival study examining a woman's age of first marriage and her probability of divorce would involve what type of procedure?

• A) Interviewing women of different ages to find out how they feel about marriage.
• B) Gathering divorced women into small groups and asking them about their experiences.
• C) Examining day-to-day variations in the happiness ratings that married women provide.
• D) Looking at divorce statistics in a given population and comparing age groups of women.

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