In the highlight regarding the closing of the Geneva Steel Plant, all of the following were found in a follow-up study of 600 workers, except:
A) The unemployment rate among former workers was six times as high as was the case for the rest of the region.
B) Those laid off were five times more likely to describe their marriage as better than it had been.
C) Workers were seven times more likely to face major financial difficulties.
D) Only 20 percent of the laid-off workers were employed in permanent full-time positions.

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The follow-up study found that the unemployment rate among former workers was six times as high as was the case for the rest of the region, workers were seven times more likely to face major financial difficulties, and only 20 percent of the laid-off workers were employed in permanent full-time positions. However, there was no mention of those laid off being five times more likely to describe their marriage as better than it had been. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

In the Highlight Regarding the Closing of the Geneva Steel