What is the best interpretation of the top number in the resulting table of “Main Statistics” (5.19)?
Figure 5.3 shows a comparison of means. CLASS is a variable that indicates respondents’ sense of themselves as lower-class, working-class, middle-class, or upper-class. DEMTODAY is a variable corresponding to the question “On the whole, on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 is very poorly and 10 is very well. How well does democracy work in America today?”
a. 5.19% of respondents identified as lower class.
b. Among respondents who identified as lower class, 5.19% believed that democracy is not working well in American today.
c. Among respondents who identified as lower class, the mean score on the variable DEMTODAY was 5.19
d. The likelihood of believing that democracy is not working well in American today is 5.19 times higher lower-class respondents, compared to upper-class respondents.
c. Among respondents who identified as lower class, the mean score on the variable DEMTODAY was 5.19
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