To find:The percentage of those who thought they were almost certain to be married were female.
Answer to Problem 31E
About 61% of those thought that they were almost certain to be married were female.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Formula Used:
Calculation:
The data for national survey of adolescent health interviews of teens (males and females) is below:
Almost No chance | Some chance, but probably not | A 50-50 chance | ||||
Gender | No’s | Percentage | No’s | Percentage | No’s | Percentage |
Females | 119 | 53.60 | 150 | 46.73 | 447 | 46.61 |
Males | 103 | 46.40 | 171 | 53.27 | 512 | 53.39 |
Total | 222 | 100 | 321 | 100 | 959 | 100 |
A good chance | Almost certain | |||||
Gender | No’s | Percentage | No’s | Percentage | ||
Females | 735 | 50.87 | 1174 | 60.83 | ||
males | 710 | 49.13 | 756 | 39.17 | ||
total | 1445 | 100 | 1930 | 100 |
About 61% of those thought that they were almost certain to be married were female.
Conclusion:Therefore,option (e) is the correct answer.
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