for MADAM PROFESSOR
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