Differences in Men and Women 1

Running head: DIFFERENCES IN MEN AND WOMEN

Do Men and Women Differ

in the Number of Children They Would Like to Have?

Tuskegee University

Department of Social Work

SOWK 300 Computer Applications in the Social Sciences

Shari Smith

Aril 4, 2009

Ms. McArthur

Homework #7
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A.
Frequency Distribution

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
1.5 1.0 1.2
0
211 168 379
2.4 2.3 2.4
1
340 396 736
51.8 51.5 51.6
2
7,369 8,742 16,111
24.1 22.8 23.4
3
3,426 3,872 7,299
10.5 12.8 11.8
4
1,498 2,183 3,681
CHLDIDEL
1.8 1.6 1.7
5
261 268 529
.8 1.0 .9
6
117 168 285
.6 .4 .5
7: SEVEN+
82 72 153
6.4 6.6 6.5
8: AS MANY AS WANT
911 1,118 2,029
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
14,215 16,987 31,202
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B.
Statistics for all valid cases

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
9.2 13.0 11.3
1: MENTIONED
137 251 388
90.8 87.0 88.7
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
1,358 1,685 3,043
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
1,495 1,935 3,431
There is an association between the independent variable SEX and the dependent variable
CHILD2. A higher percentage of females, compared to males, mentioned their children.
Therefore, a higher percentage of males, compared to females, did not mention their
children. Also, more respondents did not mention their children, compared to those who
did. The bright red indicates that those percentages were dramatically higher than
expected. The bright blue indicates that those percentages were significantly lower than
expected.

C. Yes, the relationship between SEX and CHILD2 depends on values of other variables like
education.
Statistics for DEGREE = 0(LT HIGH SCHOOL)

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
14.9 23.5 19.4
1: MENTIONED
42 74 116
85.1 76.5 80.6
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
241 241 482
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
283 314 597
As for respondents without high school diplomas, a higher percentage of females,
compared to males, mentioned their children. Thus, a higher percentage of males did not

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mention their children. Also, more respondents without high school diplomas did not
mention their children, compared to those with the same educational level who did
mention their children. The bright red indicates that those percentages were dramatically
higher than expected. The bright blue indicates that those percentages were significantly
lower than expected.

Statistics for DEGREE = 1(HIGH SCHOOL)

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
7.4 12.9 10.7
1: MENTIONED
54 142 196
92.6 87.1 89.3
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
677 954 1,632
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
731 1,096 1,827
As for respondents with high school diplomas, a higher percentage of females mentioned
their children. Therefore, a higher percentage of males did not mention their children. In
addition, like respondents without high school diplomas, more respondents did not
mention their children, compared to those who did mention them. The bright red
indicates that those percentages were dramatically higher than expected. The bright blue
indicates that those percentages were significantly lower than expected.

Statistics for DEGREE = 2(JUNIOR COLLEGE)

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
 4.1 5.4 5.0
1: MENTIONED
2 6 9
95.9 94.6 95.0
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
55 112 167
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
58 118 176

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As for respondents with a junior college education, slightly more females mentioned their
children than did males. So, in the same way, a higher percentage of males did not
mention their children, compared to females. Also, there is a dramatic difference in the
percentage of respondents who mentioned their children (only 5.0%) and those who did
not (95.0%). The light red indicates that those percentages were slightly higher than
expected. The light blue indicates that those percentages were slightly lower than
expected.

Statistics for DEGREE = 3(BACHELOR)

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
7.5 6.4 6.9
1: MENTIONED
21 19 40
92.5 93.6 93.1
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
259 277 535
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
280 295 575
For respondents with bachelor’s degrees, a smaller percentage of females mentioned their
children than did males. Thus, a higher percentage of females did not mention their
children. Still, however, a higher percentage of respondents did not mention their
children compared to those who did. The light red indicates that those percentages were
slightly higher than expected. The light blue indicates that those percentages were
slightly lower than expected.
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Statistics for DEGREE = 4(GRADUATE)

Cells contain: SEX

-Column percent 1 2 ROW
-Weighted N MALE FEMALE TOTAL
12.3 9.0 10.9
1: MENTIONED
18 10 28
87.7 91.0 89.1
CHILD2 2: NOT MENTIONED
126 101 227
100.0 100.0 100.0
COL TOTAL
144 112 255
Looking at the cross table for respondents with graduate degrees, a smaller percentage of
females mentioned their children, compared to males. In turn, a higher percentage of
females, compared to males, did not mention there children. A higher percentage of
respondents, as in all educational levels, did not mention their children. The light red
indicates that those percentages were slightly higher than expected. The light blue
indicates that those percentages were slightly lower than expected.

Overall, higher percentages of females, compared to males, mentioned their children at

all educational levels except for at the bachelor’s and graduate levels. Also, at the first
three educational levels (little high school, high school, and junior college) the female
percentages for respondents who mentioned their children were higher than expected.
However, at the bachelor’s and graduate levels, the percentages of female respondents
who mentioned their children were lower than expected. In my opinion, these over-
estimates and under-estimates are due to changes in society. More young people are
having children. Therefore, more young people (than expected) are likely to mention
their children. The extremely high number of respondents who mentioned their children
at the little high school level is probably because so many young mothers drop out of
school. Also, they are less like to reach higher levels of education. Similarly, more
women are focusing on their careers. Therefore, they are less likely to have—and thus
less likely to mention their children. In addition, the percentages of females who
mentioned their children decreased from 23.5% at the little high school level, to 12.9% at
the high school level, and then again to 5.4% at the junior college level. This may be due
to the fact that people who are climbing the educational ladder are more focused on
completing their education than on beginning families. At the bachelor’s level, the
percentage of female respondents who mentioned their children increased to 6.4% and
then to 9.0% at the graduate level. This slight increase is, in my opinion, due to the fact
that the females at these levels are probably thinking about beginning families more so
than those at the junior college level. They may also be more mature.