Question

What inference can be made about the status of women, based on this passage?

When their status is lower, they are likely to have fewer children.
When their status is lower, they are likely to receive more education.
When their status is higher, they are are less likely to be literate.
When their status is higher, they are likely to wait to have children.

Answer 1

"When their status is higher, they are likely to wait to have children."

Reason: Higher status is typically associated with greater education, autonomy, and access to contraception, which lead women to delay marriage and childbearing.