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Week Three Tables

Select at least three (3) tables to analyze. You will need to describe the frequencies and valid percentages and what you think the data mean. The data are from the General Social Survey (GSS) 2006. The respondents are a representative sample of adults in the U.S.

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion for any reason?

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the mother’s health is in danger?

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if she doesn’t want to have more children?

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the family is too poor to care for another child?

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the pregnancy was the result of rape?

Q: Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if she is single and does not want to raise a child alone?

Q: How often do you (Respondent) attend religious services?

Q: What are your (Respondent) views on capital punishment?

Q: What do you (Respondent) think is the ideal number of children to have?

Q: How many years of formal education have you (Respondent) had?

Q: What do you (Respondent) think it takes to get ahead in life?

Q: What is your (Respondent) marital status?

Q: Do you (Respondent) think of yourself as a liberal or conservative, or somewhere in-between?

Q: Do you (Respndent) believe in an afterlife or postlife?

Q: How often do you (Respondent) pray?

Q: What is your (Respondent) race?

Q: How many brothers and sisters do you (Respondent) have?

How Often R Attends Religious Services

56

13.3

17.0

17.0

28

6.7

8.5

25.5

140

33.3

42.6

68.1

28

6.7

8.5

76.6

14

3.3

4.3

80.9

14

3.3

4.3

85.1

49

11.7

14.9

100.0

329

78.3

100.0

77

18.3

14

3.3

91

21.7

420

100.0

Every Day

Once or Twice a Week

Once a Month

Several Times a Year

Once or Twice a Year

Once a Year

Never

Total

Valid

NA

DK

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Feelings About Capital Punishment

245

58.3

66.0

66.0

126

30.0

34.0

100.0

371

88.3

100.0

35

8.3

14

3.3

49

11.7

420

100.0

Favor

Oppose

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Ideal Number of Children

14

3.3

3.6

3.6

49

11.7

12.7

16.4

189

45.0

49.1

65.5

84

20.0

21.8

87.3

42

10.0

10.9

98.2

7

1.7

1.8

100.0

385

91.7

100.0

28

6.7

7

1.7

35

8.3

420

100.0

0

1

2

3

4

5

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Number of Years of Formal Education

14

3.3

3.3

3.3

21

5.0

5.0

8.3

119

28.3

28.3

36.7

42

10.0

10.0

46.7

70

16.7

16.7

63.3

35

8.3

8.3

71.7

84

20.0

20.0

91.7

7

1.7

1.7

93.3

14

3.3

3.3

96.7

7

1.7

1.7

98.3

7

1.7

1.7

100.0

420

100.0

100.0

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Total

Valid

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

What it Takes to Get Ahead

224

53.3

54.2

54.2

168

40.0

40.7

94.9

21

5.0

5.1

100.0

413

98.3

100.0

7

1.7

420

100.0

Hard Work

Dumb Luck

Hard Work & Dumb Luck

Total

Valid

DK

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Marital Status

196

46.7

46.7

46.7

7

1.7

1.7

48.3

70

16.7

16.7

65.0

14

3.3

3.3

68.3

133

31.7

31.7

100.0

420

100.0

100.0

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Total

Valid

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Think of Self as Liberal or Conservative

21

5.0

5.5

5.5

91

21.7

23.6

29.1

21

5.0

5.5

34.5

112

26.7

29.1

63.6

42

10.0

10.9

74.5

84

20.0

21.8

96.4

14

3.3

3.6

100.0

385

91.7

100.0

35

8.3

420

100.0

Extremely Liberal

Liberal

Slightly Liberal

Moderate

Slightly Conservative

Conservative

Extremely Conservative

Total

Valid

NA

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

R Believes in Postlife

357

85.0

86.4

86.4

56

13.3

13.6

100.0

413

98.3

100.0

7

1.7

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

NA

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

How Often R Prays

91

21.7

22.4

22.4

84

20.0

20.7

43.1

77

18.3

19.0

62.1

35

8.3

8.6

70.7

56

13.3

13.8

84.5

63

15.0

15.5

100.0

406

96.7

100.0

7

1.7

7

1.7

14

3.3

420

100.0

Every Day

Once or Twice a Week

Once a Month

Several Times a Year

Once or Twice a Year

Never

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Respondent's Race

21

5.0

5.0

5.0

105

25.0

25.0

30.0

231

55.0

55.0

85.0

7

1.7

1.7

86.7

21

5.0

5.0

91.7

35

8.3

8.3

100.0

420

100.0

100.0

African American

White

Latino/Hispanic

Asian

Other

Mixed

Total

Valid

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Number of Brothers and Sisters

21

5.0

5.0

5.0

84

20.0

20.0

25.0

77

18.3

18.3

43.3

77

18.3

18.3

61.7

91

21.7

21.7

83.3

14

3.3

3.3

86.7

14

3.3

3.3

90.0

14

3.3

3.3

93.3

28

6.7

6.7

100.0

420

100.0

100.0

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Eight or More

Total

Valid

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion for Any Reason

98

23.3

25.0

25.0

294

70.0

75.0

100.0

392

93.3

100.0

7

1.7

21

5.0

28

6.7

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion - Mother's Health

301

71.7

84.3

84.3

56

13.3

15.7

100.0

357

85.0

100.0

42

10.0

21

5.0

63

15.0

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion - Wants No More Children

154

36.7

39.3

39.3

238

56.7

60.7

100.0

392

93.3

100.0

21

5.0

7

1.7

28

6.7

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion - Family is Poor

140

33.3

35.7

35.7

252

60.0

64.3

100.0

392

93.3

100.0

21

5.0

7

1.7

28

6.7

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion in Case of Rape

231

55.0

60.0

60.0

154

36.7

40.0

100.0

385

91.7

100.0

28

6.7

7

1.7

35

8.3

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent

Abortion - Mother is Single

133

31.7

33.9

33.9

259

61.7

66.1

100.0

392

93.3

100.0

14

3.3

14

3.3

28

6.7

420

100.0

Yes

No

Total

Valid

DK

NA

Total

Missing

Total

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative

Percent