Below is data from the General Social Survey 2000. You work for a Presidential Candidate who is trying to determine the relationship between social class and opinions on welfare policy.

• The survey respondents were grouped into the following three categories based on their response to another survey question about income: Categories were coded as: Lower Income = 1, Middle Income = 2, Upper Income =3.

• The survey also asked: "Do you think government is spending too much money on welfare, toolittle money, or about the right amount?" Coded as: Too Little = 1, About Right = 2, Too Much =3.

1. What is the independent variable (IV)?________
2. What is the dependent variable (DV)?________
3. What level of measurement do both the independent variable and dependent variable use?________
4. Calculate the row, column, and total percentages for each table? Show your work inside the tables.

Table A. CROSS TABULATION, WELFARE POLICY OPINIONS BY INCOME CATEGORY

WELFARE * subjective class identification Crosstabulation

Show how to calculate the ROW PERCENTAGES	Income Category	Total
Lower Income	Middle Income	Upper Income
Opinion about Welfare Policy	GOVT SPENDS TOOLITTLE	Count % within ROW (OPINION)	82 82/143*100 = 57%	53	8	143
GOVT SPENDS ABOUT RIGHT	Count % within ROW (OPINION)	125	139	13	277
	GOVT SPENDS TOO MUCH	Count % within ROW (OPINION)	157	106	8	271
Total		Count % within ROW	364	298	29	691

THIS DATA WAS ONLY CREATED FOR THIS EXERCISE ONLY.

It's okay if outcomes do not make sense.J

1. Interpret EACH row percentageunder SPENDS TOO LITTLE?

WELFARE * subjective class identification Crosstabulation

Show how to calculate the COLUMN PERCENTAGES	Income Category	Total
Lower Income	Middle Income	Upper Income
Opinion about	GOVT SPENDS TOOLITTLE	Count % within COLUMN (INCOME CATEGORY)	82	53	8	143
Welfare Policy
	GOVT SPENDSABOUT RIGHT	Count % within COLUMN (INCOME CATEGORY)	125	139	13	277
	GOVT SPENDS TOO MUCH	Count % within COLUMN (INCOME CATEGORY)	157	106	8	271
Total		Count	364	298	29	691
		% within COLUMN

1. Interpret EACH column percentageunder MIDDLEINCOME?

WELFARE * subjective class identification Crosstabulation

Show how to calculate the TOTAL PERCENTAGES	Income Category	Total
Lower Income	Middle Income	Upper Income
Opinion about Welfare Policy	GOVT SPENDS TOOLITTLE	Count % OF TOTAL	82	53	8	143
GOVT SPENDSABOUT RIGHT	Count % OF TOTAL	125	139	13	277
	GOVT SPENDS TOO MUCH	Count % OF TOTAL	157	106	8	271
Total		Count	364	298	29	691
		% OF TOTAL

1. Interpret the total percentagefor the following numbers: 53, 157, 13, 29, and143?