In most major cities, the level of residential segregation has decreased somewhat. In such cities, the Index of Dissimilarity has:
A) decreased
B) increased
C) gone to 0
D) gone to 100

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The Index of Dissimilarity measures the extent to which different groups (usually by race or ethnicity) are distributed evenly across different neighborhoods. A decrease in residential segregation would mean that there are more even distributions of different groups across neighborhoods, resulting in a decrease in the Index of Dissimilarity.

In Most Major Cities, the Level of Residential Segregation Has