According to Kathryn Edin in "What Do Low-Income Single Mothers Say about Marriage?," many single mothers believe that " ______ was greatly enhanced by a marriage tie to a routinely employed partner earning wages significantly above the legal minimum."

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According to the sentence, the single mothers believe that their "respectability" is greatly enhanced by marrying a partner who is employed and earns significantly more than the legal minimum wage. Choice B and C are not mentioned in the sentence.