Erin Coen

Methods II
Cross tabulations Exercise
3/29/11

GENERAL HAPPINESS * RESPONDENTS SEX

Crosstab

RESPONDENTS SEX

MALE FEMALE Total

GENERAL HAPPINESS VERY HAPPY Count 271 328 599

% within RESPONDENTS 29.3% 30.1% 29.7%

SEX

PRETTY HAPPY Count 513 587 1100

% within RESPONDENTS 55.4% 53.9% 54.6%

SEX

NOT TOO HAPPY Count 142 174 316

% within RESPONDENTS 15.3% 16.0% 15.7%

SEX
Total Count 926 1089 2015

% within RESPONDENTS 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

SEX

P = .794 therefore, this relationship is statistically insignificant.

The percentage of females who consider themselves to be very happy (30.1%) is only slightly higher than the percentage of men who
consider the same (29.3%)
 GENERAL HAPPINESS * How Often R Attends Church (lumped) Cross tabulation

How Often R Attends Church (lumped)

Never Yearly Monthly Weekly Total

GENERAL HAPPINESS VERY HAPPY Count 91 177 132 196 596

% within How Often R 21.6% 27.0% 32.8% 37.2% 29.7%

Attends Church (lumped)

PRETTY HAPPY Count 258 351 224 265 1098

% within How Often R 61.1% 53.5% 55.7% 50.3% 54.7%

Attends Church (lumped)

NOT TOO HAPPY Count 73 128 46 66 313

% within How Often R 17.3% 19.5% 11.4% 12.5% 15.6%

Attends Church (lumped)
Total Count 422 656 402 527 2007

% within How Often R 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Attends Church (lumped)

P = .000 therefore this relationship is statistically significant.

Individuals who never attend church are more likely to report themselves “Pretty Happy” (61.1%), compared to “Very Happy”
(21.6%) or “Not Too Happy” (17.3%). I found this comparison very interesting.
 GENERAL HAPPINESS * RS HIGHEST DEGREE
Crosstab

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

HIGH JUNIOR
LT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL COLLEGE BACHELOR GRADUATE Total

GENERAL HAPPINESS VERY HAPPY Count 72 281 56 113 77 599

% within RS 24.3% 28.1% 32.4% 31.9% 40.1% 29.7%

HIGHEST
DEGREE

PRETTY HAPPY Count 137 564 90 211 97 1099

% within RS 46.3% 56.5% 52.0% 59.6% 50.5% 54.6%

HIGHEST
DEGREE

NOT TOO HAPPY Count 87 154 27 30 18 316

% within RS 29.4% 15.4% 15.6% 8.5% 9.4% 15.7%

HIGHEST
DEGREE
Total Count 296 999 173 354 192 2014

% within RS 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

HIGHEST
DEGREE

P = .000 therefore this relationship is significantly significant.

A larger percentage of individuals who have less than a high school education are more likely to report themselves as “Not Too
Happy” (29.4%), compared to 9.4% of individuals with Graduate degrees. Likewise, individuals with a Graduate degree of the most
likely out of any other group to report themselves as “Very Happy” (40.1%).