National Longitudinal Research Indicates That Parental Divorce

question 54

Multiple Choice

National longitudinal research indicates that parental divorce:

• A)does not change the probability of divorce among the children
• B)is associated with a lower rate of divorce among the children
• C)doubles the probability that the children will divorce

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