Problem Set 3

Problem Set 3 SOC3391-Spring 2024 Due 1/26/2024 Submit your answers in a pdf, doc, or docx formatted file. Frequency Distribution and Crosstabs The frequency distribution below describes the distribution of interest in politics in the General Social Survey. Using the distribution of responses, answer questions 1-6. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, treat response categories as exclusive. Percentages are rounded. Interest in Politics Frequency Percentage Cumulative Percentage Very Interested 288 14.52% 14.52% Fairly Interested 510 25.72% 40.24% Somewhat Interested 643 32.43% 72.67% Not Very Interested 360 18.15% 90.82% Not at All Interested 182 9.18% 100% Total 1,983 100% 1. What percent of respondents are very interested in politics? a. 14.52% 2. How many respondents are not at all interested in politics? a. 182 3. What percent of respondents are somewhat or more interested in politics? a. 72.67% 4. What percent of respondents are not at all or not very interested in politics? a. 27.33% 5. How many respondents have any interest at all in politics? a. 1,801 6. What percent of respondents are fairly interested in politics? a. 25.72% The crosstab below describes interest in politics by how confident the respondent is in the executive branch of the federal government. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, treat response categories as exclusive. Use this crosstab to answer questions 7-12. ©Brandon Wagner, 2024

Confidence in Executive Branch Interest in Politics Great Deal Only Some Hardly Any Total Very Interested 53 111 124 288 Fairly Interested 86 251 173 510 Somewhat Interested 104 329 210 643 Not Very Interested 56 174 130 360 Not at All Interested 27 69 86 182 Total 326 934 723 1,983 7. What percent of respondents with a great deal of confidence in the executive branch are not at all interested in politics? a. 8.28% 8. What percent of respondents who are very interested in politics have hardly any confidence in the executive branch? a. 43.05% 9. What percent of respondents are somewhat interested in politics and have only some confidence in the executive branch? a. 51.17% 10. What percent of respondents who are not at all interested in politics have only some or a great deal of confidence in the executive branch? a. 90.11% 11. What percent of respondents with any interest in politics at all (i.e., anything greater than “not at all interested”) have hardly any confidence in the executive branch? a. 35.37% 12. What percent of respondents have a great deal of confidence in the executive branch? a. 16.44% Data Analysis The dataset ps3_internet contains data on Texas households. The dataset contains the following variables: Tenure : Housing Situation 1: House is owned with mortgage or loan 2: House is owned free and clear 3: Rented 4: Occupied ©Brandon Wagner, 2024

a. 93.74% ©Brandon Wagner, 2024