Which of the Following Statements Concerning Single-Parent Households Is True

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning single-parent households is true?

• A)Most single-parent households are headed by men.
• B)For most single mothers, being a single mother was their first choice.
• C)There is a high correlation between the rate of births outside marriage and indicators of poverty and social deprivation.
• D)African American families have a low proportion of single-parent households.
• E)Children raised by only one parent do just as well as children raised by both parents (according to Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur).

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