Which of the following statements is true, based on the information presented in Figure 7.1?

Figure 7.1



A team of researchers is interested to know whether beliefs about working mothers are related to respondents’ gender, and how these beliefs have changed over recent years. They make a cross-tab of FECHLD by YEAR, using SEX as a control variable. The variable FECHLD corresponds to the survey question, “Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with it… A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work.”



a. For both men and women respondents, most disagree with the idea that “A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work”

b. From 2000 to 2014, the percentage of men who strongly agreed with the idea that “A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work” has generally decreased.

c. In 2014, the percentage of women who either disagreed or strongly disagreed with the idea that “A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work” was higher than the percentage of men who either disagreed or strongly disagreed with this idea.

d. In 2014, the percentage of women who strongly agreed with the idea that “A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work” was higher than the percentage of men who strongly agreed with this idea.


d. In 2014, the percentage of women who strongly agreed with the idea that “A working mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with her children as a mother who does not work” was higher than the percentage of men who strongly agreed with this idea.

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