Life in an urban center, with daily experiences of subways, crowded sidewalks and dense living, provides countless opportunities for social contact and connection. Exurban life, by contrast, exists in the openness of freeways and one-acre lots, exhibiting little that would suggest social commonality. Yet studies show that people who live in exurbia consistently rate their feeling of connectedness to their community as strong whereas urban dwellers more frequently express feelings of isolation.
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the difference in the reported feelings of connectedness between urban and exurban dwellers?
a-The cost of living in exurbia is significantly lower than that in urban areas.
the cost of living does not have any impact on the addressing the question.
b-Rates of attendance at houses of worship are much higher in exurban areas than in urban ones.
the rates of attendance at the house of worship higher in the exurban areas sugget that the people in that area are more experiencing the feeling of connected more than those in the urban area.
c-Exurban school districts often spend more per capita on their students than do those in urban areas.
the expenditure on school does not garnetee anything.
d-The rate of violent crime is much lower in exurban areas than in urban ones.
The crime is not discussed in the argument and does not contribute to address the question.
e-Many people who live in exurbia moved there from urban areas.
the answer choice does not provide any relevance
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