Neco 2025 Civic Education Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2025 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2025 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 37 NECO • 2025 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

A survey of 2,000 secondary school students found that 150 used cannabis in the past month. Among the users, 45 had failed at least one exam, while among the 1,850 non‑users, 210 had failed at least one exam. Compute the odds of exam failure for users and for non‑users, then determine the odds ratio using \( \text{OR}=\frac{a/c}{b/d} \) where a=45, c=105, b=210, d=1,640. What does the odds ratio indicate about the relationship between cannabis use and academic performance?

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. Approximately 3.35; cannabis users are about 3.3 times more likely to fail an exam than non‑users.
B. Approximately 1.20; cannabis users are about 1.2 times more likely to fail an exam than non‑users.
C. Approximately 0.75; cannabis users are about 0.75 times as likely to fail an exam as non‑users, indicating a lower risk.
D. Approximately 5.60; cannabis users are about 5.6 times more likely to fail an exam than non‑users.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
Approximately 3.35; cannabis users are about 3.3 times more likely to fail an exam than non‑users.

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This is Neco 2025 Civic Education Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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