Pew Research surveyed 5006 U.S. adults to ask their opinions about the state of jobs in the United States in 2016 (www.pewsocialtrends.org/2016/10/06/the-state-ofamerican- jobs/) Respondents were asked how satisfied they are with their current job and how their current standard of living compares with that of their parents at the same age. Here is a table summarizing their responses:

a) Is this a table of row percents, column percents, or table percents? How can you tell?
b) Which of the following can you tell from this table? If you can, then give the value specified.
i. The percent of all respondents who are both better off than their parents and very satisfied with their jobs
ii. The percent of those respondents who are better off than their parents were at the same age who are nevertheless dissatisfied with their current job
iii. The percent of those respondents who are dissatisfied with their current job who are actually better off than their parents were at the same age
iv. The percent of all respondents who are very satisfied with their current job

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Standard of living vs. parents at same age Satisfaction with current job Somewhat Somewhat or Satisfied very Dissatisfied 55% 39% 23% 24% 21% 37% Very Satisfied Better 64% Same 23% Worse 11%