12.8     SOC A researcher has conducted a survey on sexual attitudes for a sample of 317 teenagers. The respondents were asked whether they con- sidered premarital sex to be “always wrong” or “OK under certain circumstances.” The tables below summarize the relationship between re- sponses to this item and several other variables. For each table, assess the strength and  pattern of the relationship, and write a paragraph inter- preting these results.

a.    Attitudes toward premarital sex by gender:

 

Turnover	No	Yes	Totals	Premarital Sex	Gender   Female        Male		Totals
Low	4	9	13
Moderate	9	8	17	Always wrong	90	105	195
High	15	5	20	Not always wrong	65	57	122
Totals	28	22	50	Totals	155	162	317

 

 

b.    Attitudes toward premarital sex by courtship

b.    Support for capital punishment by gender:

 

 

status:					Ge	nder
Ever “Gone Steady”				Capital Punishment?	Male	Female	Totals
Premarital Sex            No                  Yes       Totals
				Favor	908	998	1,906
Always wrong	148	47	195	Oppose	246	447	693
Not always wrong	42	80	122	Totals	1,154	1,445	2,559

 

Totals                           190                 127         317

c.    Attitudes toward premarital sex by social class:

Yes 524 608 1,132 Always wrong 72 123 195 No 246    398    644 Not always wrong   47   75 122 Totals 770 1,006 1,776

          Social Class        Premarital Sex    Blue Collar   White Collar  Totals

 

 

c. Approval of suicide for people with incur- able disease by  gender:

Gender

 

Right to Suicide?       Male         Female        Totals

 

 

 

Totals                            119               198           317