Which of the following statements is true,as inferred from the available data?
A) Arrestees have much greater rates of illicit drug use than is true of a cross-section of the population as a whole.
B) A cross-section of the population as a whole has a much higher rate of illicit drug use than arrestees.
C) Arrestees and a cross-section of the population as a whole have roughly the same rates of illicit drug use.
D) The rates of drug use among arrestees and a cross-section of the population as a whole remain unknown and unknowable,according to researchers.
E) none of the above

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The statement "Arrestees have much greater rates of illicit drug use than is true of a cross-section of the population as a whole" is supported by the given data which showed that 64% of arrestees tested positive for illicit drugs, while only 9.4% of the general population reported using illicit drugs in the past month.

Which of the Following Statements Is True,as Inferred from the Available