Every General Social Survey (GSS) includes the question, Taken all together, would you say that you are

Every General Social Survey (GSS) includes the question, €œTaken all together, would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy?€ The table below uses the 2010 survey to cross-tabulate happiness with family income, measured as the response to the question, €œCompared with American families in general, would you say that your family income is below average, average, or above average?€

a. Identify the response variable and the explanatory variable.
b. Construct the conditional proportions on happiness at each level of income. Interpret and summarize the association between these variables.
c. Overall, what proportion of people reported being very happy?

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Happiness and Family Income, from General Social Survey Наppiness Very Нарру Pretty Наррy Not Too Total Нарру Income 360 126 21 213 Above average 850 248 506 96 Average Below average 604 114 347 143 1814 488 1066 260 Total