Which of the following statements about trends in U.S. families is NOT true?Group of answer choicesCohabitation is about ten times more common today than it was 30-40 years ago.Couples are marrying at older ages than at any other time in U.S. history.Births to unwed/single mothers have decreased sharply since 1970.The average age at which U.S. women have their first child is the highest in U.S. history.

Select all that applyWhich of the following factors have contributed to the decline in traditional nuclear family households in the United States?Multiple select question.More women are working at paid jobs and delaying marriage, or not marrying at all.More parents are raising children without a spouse.More people are living alone.Grandparents have become more enthused about raising their grandchildren after the parents divorce.People are marrying at younger ages than ever before.More women are leaving the workforce to become homemakers.

The median age of first marriage has __________ in the last 50 years.Question 6Select one:a.Increased for men but not womenb.Decreased for men but not womenc.Increased for both men and womend.Decreased for both men and women

Which statement is accurate regarding predicted trends in the United States during the next few decades?Multiple choice question.The number of middle-class households will increase.There will be less immigration from Asia.The number of two-parent households will increase.More women will continue to be hired for top leadership jobs.

In 2006, 25.7% of all live births in the United States were to mothers under 20 years of age.  A sociologist claims that births to mothers under 20 years of age is decreasing.  She conducts a simple random sample of 70 births and finds that 16 of them were to mothers under 20 years of age.  Test the sociologist’s claim at the α = 0.2 level of significance. (a) Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses.

In the United States, which of the following statements about ethnicity and marriage is most accurate?Group of answer choicesLatina adults are significantly more likely to be divorced than African American adults.At present, ethnicity is not related to marital status.Latina women are somewhat more likely than European American women to be married.European American women have the lowest marriage rates, probably because they are more likely than women from other ethnic groups to live with a partner, rather than be married.