Women after divorce_______________?

Correct answer: C. experience a 45 percent drop in income

  • A. need not do any of the menial housework
  • B. have a more difficult psychological adjustment than men
  • C. experience a 45 percent drop in income
  • D. all of the above

Explanation

After divorce, women often face a substantial reduction in household income, commonly reported in this context as about 45 percent. The other statements are not generally correct: divorced women may still perform housework, and psychological adjustment is not uniformly more difficult for women.

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