Twenty-five years ago 2,000 married people were asked to rank four ca

Twenty-five years ago, 2,000 married people were asked to rank four categoriesspouses, friends, jobs, and houseworkaccording to the amount of time each category demanded. A recent follow-up survey indicates that a majority of those same people rank housework higher on the list now than they did twenty-five years ago. Yet most of the respondents also claim that housework has become less demanding of their time over the last twenty-five years.

Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the apparent discrepancy?

A) Some of the people surveyed were married to other people in the survey.

B) Many of the most time-consuming aspects of people's lives do not appear as categories on either survey.

C) Most of those who responded to the follow-up survey have retired in the last twenty-five years.

D) At the time of the follow-up survey, some of the people surveyed did no housework.

E) Many of the respondents to the follow-up survey claim that they now spend much more time with their friends than they did twenty-five years ago.

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