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CJ 317 CJ Statistics

Chapter 7 – GSS Exercises

1. Using the General Social Survey, determine whether there is a difference in the number of hours spent on e-mails (EMAILHR) comparing men and women (SEX). Hint: ANALYZE, COMPARE MEANS, INDEPENDENT SAMPLES T TEST, and set SEX as the grouping variable with “Male” as “1” and “Female” as “2.” Which t test is used? Why? What is the result of the comparison?

2. Using the General Social Survey, determine whether there is a difference in the number of hours spent on e-mails (EMAILHR) comparing people younger than age 65 to people older than age 65 (AGE). Hint: ANALYZE, COMPARE MEANS, INDEPENDENT SAMPLES T TEST, and set AGE as the grouping variable with 65 used as the “cut-point.” Which t test is used? Why? What is the result of the comparison?

3. Is there a gender difference in individual income? Using the General Social Survey, find out whether respondent income (RINCOM06) differs by sex (SEX).

4. Use the General Social Survey to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference in self-reports of poor mental health during the past 30 days comparing males to females (MNTLHLTH and SEX).

5. Analyze the General Social Survey to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference in attitudes toward extra- marital sex comparing males to females (XMARSEX and SEX).