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Running Heading: Attitudes about Rap Music

Attitudes about Rap Music

Exercise #6 – Bivariate and Multivariate tables

Lenice Richardson

SOWK 300

Tuskegee University

October 1, 2010
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Syntax files
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Output Files
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Data Files
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Bivariate Table

Table 1

Attitudes about Rap by Age of R (%)

R’s Age Group
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Rap 18-29 30-39 40+ Total

Like 9.8 1.7 1.0 2.9

Dislike Rap 45.1 44.2 55.1 50.5

Other 45.1 54.0 44.0 46.6

Totals 100 100 100 100

(N) (19) (24) (56) (100)

Source: SPSS Crosstab Rap by Age Categories

Bivariate Hypothesis:

Rap music has become a large part of the American culture. According to the data, 9.8% of the

18-29 ages like rap music compared to the 1.7% of the 30-39 ages. The data shows that the 40+

ages have the highest percentage (55.1%) of dislike of rap music compared to the 18-29 ages

(45.1%). Based on the data, more respondents dislike rap (50.5%) than those who like rap music

(2.9%).

Bivariate Discussion:

Looking over the results of the data we see that there is a greater dislike of rap music amongst

the respondents. This information shows us that regardless of how our personal attitudes are

about rap music that the data shows how the dislike of rap music is greater than the like of it in

all age categories. What is the reasoning behind the dislike, perhaps it’s the high bass content of
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the music or the contents of the lyrics. The 40+ age category most likely wouldn’t like rap music

because that is not the type of music that interest them.

Bivariate Graph
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Multivariate Table
Table 2
Attitudes About Rap by Age of R (%)
Controlling for R’s Race (%)
Age of R
White Respondents
Rap 18-29 30-39 40+ Total

Like 7.8 .7 .7 2.0

Dislike 46.1 45.7 55.7 51.5

Other 46.1 53.6 43.6 46.5

Totals 100 100 100 100

(N) (24) (24) (52) (100)

Black Respondents
Like 23.7 10.3 1.2 8.7

Dislike 42.1 33.3 51.2 44.7

Other 34.2 56.4 47.6 46.6

Totals 100 100 100 100

(N) (24) (24) (52) (100)

Source: SPSS Crosstab Rap by Age Categories

Multivariate Hypothesis:

According to the data presented, there are more black respondents who like rap music than white

respondents. 23.7% of black respondents ages 18-29 like rap music compared to 7.8% of white

respondents ages 18-29 who like rap music. The dislike of rap music category tells us that 46.1%

of white respondents ages 18-29 dislike rap music than the 42.1% of black respondents ages 18-

29. The total dislike of white respondents (51.5%) is higher than the total dislike of black

respondents (44.7%).
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Multivariate Discussion:

The data above is interesting depending on the age group and race the like of rap music will

differ in each category. It’s also interesting that dislike for rap also differs in each category. Can

we say that rap music is a part of the black culture more than the white culture or that the 18-29

year old respondents like or dislike rap music more than 30-39 year old respondents? Both races

have a high percent of dislike for rap music than was initially anticipated.
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Multivariate Graph
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R’s Attitude About Rap by R’s Age

R’s Agecat3 (IV)
Attitude about 18-29 30-39 40 and older
Rap (DV)

27 6 8
Like Rap
9.8 1.7 1.0

124 187 356

Dislike Rap
45.1 44.2 44.0

R’s Attitude About Rap by R’s Age

Controlling for R’s Race
R’s Race (CV)
White
R’s Agecat3 (IV)
Attitude about 18-29 30-39 40 and older
Rap (DV)

Like Rap 17 2 5
7.8 .7 .7

Dislike Rap
101 132 386
46.1 45.7 55.7

Black
R’s Agecat3 (IV)
Attitude About 18-29 30-39 40 and older
Rap (DV)

.9 4 1
Like Rap
23.7 10.3 1.2

40
Dislike Rap 16 13
47.6
42.1 33.3
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