Identify the level of measurement – nominal, ordinal, or interval – represented in each of the following questionnaire items:
a. Your gender:
1. ___ Female
2. ___ Male
b. Your age:
1. ___ Younger than 20
2. ___ 20-29
3. ___ 30-39
4. ___ 40-49
5. ___ 50-59
6. ___ 60-69
7. ___ 70 or older
c. How many people are in your immediate family? __________
d. Specify the highest level of education achieved by your mother:
1. ___ None
2. ___ Elementary school
3. ___ Some high school
4. ___ Graduated high school
5. ___ Some college
6. ___ Graduated college
7. ___ Graduate school
e. Your annual income from all sources: __________ (specify)
f. Your religious preference:
1. ___ Protestant
2. ___ Catholic
3. ___ Jewish
4. ___ Muslim
5. ___ Other ___________ (specify)
g. The social class to which your parents belong:
1. ___ Upper
2. ___ Upper-middle
3. ___ Middle-middle
4. ___ Lower-middle
5. ___ Lower
h. In which of the following regions do your parents presently live?
1. ___ Northeast
2. ___ South
3. ___ Midwest
4. ___ West
5. ___ Other __________ (specify)
i. Indicate your political orientation by placing an X in the appropriate space:
LIBERAL ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ : ____ CONSERVATIVE
1 2 3 4 5
a. Nominal
b. Interval
c. Interval
d. Ordinal
e. Interval
f. Nominal
g. Ordinal
h. Nominal
i. Interval (assuming equal intervals between points on scale)
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