Family Income 1

Running Head: Total Family Income

Exercise 4
Marital Status by Income 4 Total Family Income
Shanice Elliott
SOWK 300
Ms. McArthur
September 20, 2011

Family Income 2

Table 1
Marital Status by Income 4 Total Family Income (%)

Total Family Income

Marital Status

24,999

25,000

40,000

or less

to 39,999

to 59,999

60,000

Totals

or more

Married

32.8

56.3

70.4

70.8

53.0

Widowed

18.8

5.7

2.2

8.6

11.0

Divorced

21.4

13.3

12.2

5.2

14.2

Separated

4.3

2.3

.4

1.8

2.7

Never married

22.7

22.3

14.8

13.5

19.1

Totals

100

99.9

99.8

99.9

100

(N)

(39)

(20)

(15)

(26)

(100)

Source: General Social Survey, 1972-2000

Family Income 3

Table 2
Marital Status by Income4 Total Family Income
Controlling for Rs Race (%)

Income of R

Marital Status

24,999

25,000

40,000

60,000

or less

to 39,999

to 59,999

or more

Totals

White Respondents
Married

33.9

58.4

72.4

72.7

55.4

Widowed

18.5

6.7

2.0

8.7

10.8

Divorced

23.2

14.5

12.3

4.2

14.6

Separated

3.0

1.2

.5

1.2

1.8

21.5

19.2

12.8

13.2

17.4

Never married
Total

101

100

100

100

100

(N)

(37)

(20)

(16)

(27)

(100)

Black Respondents
Married

23.9

Widowed

21.6

Divorced

15.9

Separated
Never married
Total

34.4

58.8

56.7

35.3

N/A

13.3

13.8

6.3

11.8

10.0

12.6

11.4

12.5

N/A

10.0

10.2

27.3

46.9

29.4

10.0

28.1

100.1

100.1

100

100

100

N/A

Family Income 4

(N)

(53)

(19)

Source: General Social Survey, 1972-2000

(10)

(18)

(100)