Are middle-class families more likely than working-class families to maintain contact with kin? Write a paragraph summarizing the results of these tests.

a. A sample of middle-class families reported an average of 7.3 visits per year with close kin, while a sample of working-class families averaged 8.2 visits. Is the difference significant?

SOC Visits Sample 1 Sample 2

(Middle Class) (Working Class) 7.3 8.2 s1 0.3 s2 0.5 N1 89 N2 55 X2 X1

b. The middle-class families averaged 2.3 phone calls and  8.7 e-mail messages per month with close kin.

The working-class families averaged 2.7 calls and 5.7 e-mail messages per month. Are these differences significant?

Phone Calls Sample 1 Sample 2

(Middle Class) (Working Class) 2.3 2.7 s1 0.5 s2 0.8 N1 89 N2 55 X2 X1