A random sample of women over the age of 18 was asked if they considered themselves to be depressed. Their responses are given next, cross-tabulated with their marital status:
State of Depression Single Married Divorced Widowed Total
Depressed 24 37 11 3 75
Nondepressed 113 82 68 14 277
Total 137 119 79 17 352
Marital Status
a. Compute total percents for the cross-tabulation.
b. What percent of the sample considered themselves to be depressed?
c. What percent of the sample did not consider themselves to be depressed?
d. What percent of the sample is divorced women who are not depressed?
e. What percent of the sample is single women who are depressed?
f. Which marital status is associated with the highest percentage of depressed
women?
What would be an ideal response?
a.
State of Depression Single Married Divorced Widowed Total
Depressed 24 37 11 3 75
6.8% 10.5% 3.1% 0.9% 21.3%
Nondepressed 113 82 68 14 277
32.1% 23.3% 19.3% 4.0% 78.7%
Total 137 119 79 17 352
38.9% 33.8% 22.4% 4.8% 100.0%
Marital Status
b. 21.3%
c. 78.7%
d. 19.3%
e. 6.8%
f. Married
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