Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 20

Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2017 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 20 NECO • 2017 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A health survey of 10 000 youths (aged 15‑24) found that 800 reported using illicit drugs. Among the drug users, 200 have dropped out of school, while among the 9 200 non‑users, 460 have dropped out. (a) Compute the odds of school dropout for drug users and for non‑users, then calculate the odds ratio. (b) If a rehabilitation programme reduces the prevalence of drug use by \(25\%\) and, among the remaining users, lowers the dropout rate by \(40\%\), estimate the new total number of school dropouts in the surveyed population.

Answer Options

A. (a) Odds of dropout - users: 0.250, non‑users: 0.045; odds ratio ≈ 5.56. (b) After the programme, total dropouts are estimated to be 620 youths.
B. (a) Odds of dropout - users: 0.400, non‑users: 0.060; odds ratio ≈ 6.67. (b) After the programme, total dropouts are estimated to be 540 youths.
C. (a) Odds of dropout - users: 0.300, non‑users: 0.050; odds ratio ≈ 6.00. (b) After the programme, total dropouts are estimated to be 600 youths.
Correct Answer D. (a) Odds of dropout - users: 0.333, non‑users: 0.0526; odds ratio ≈ 6.34. (b) After the programme, total dropouts are estimated to be 580 youths.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
(a) Odds of dropout - users: 0.333, non‑users: 0.0526; odds ratio ≈ 6.34. (b) After the programme, total dropouts are estimated to be 580 youths.

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This is Neco 2017 Civic Education Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Civic Education examination.

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