Nick wants to know if the relationship between cohabitation and divorce is only spurious, or does cohabitation really cause divorce?

a) the relationship is only spurious
b) cohabitation really causes divorce
c) neither is likely true
d) both are likely true but the selection effect is probably stronger
e) there is no empirical way to know the answer to this question


D

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