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Question 96

A screening uptake rate rises from 2% to 3%. What is the relative percent increase?

  1. 1%
  2. 1 percentage point
  3. 50%Correct answer
  4. 150%

Explanation

The rate rises by 1 percentage point, and 1 / 2 × 100 = 50% relative to the old rate. Answering 1% confuses a one-point rise with the much larger relative increase from a small base.

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