Marital Status by Family Total

Family Income
Lenthina Delaire
SOWK 300-02 T-Th 7:30-9am
Ms.McArthur
September 28,2010
 Variables & Values
Variables Name Values
Dependent Martial Status Married
Widowed
Divorce
Separated
Never Married
Independent Family Income 24,999/less
25,000-39,999
40,000-59,999
60,000/ more
Control Race Whites & Blacks
 Hypotheses & Rationale Bivariate
A person income can have an affect on the marital Status. The higher
the income, the greater the chances a person would be married.
Lower income families are least likely to get married or will have a
higher divorce rate.

Dependent Variable Independent Variable

Family Income
Marital Status
 Hypotheses & Rationale
Multivariate

The Race of a person will affect his or her outlook on Marriage. The more
money a person has is the most likely to get married. A person income can
have an affect on the marital Status. The thought of marriage is different for
Whites and Blacks.

Race

Dependent Variable Independent Variable

Marital Status Family Income
 Findings: Bivariate Table

Marital Status by: Income

Percentage by Total family income

24,999/less 25,000-39,999 40,000-59,999 60,000/more Total

Marital Status
Married 32.8 56.3 70.4 70.8 53.0

Widowed 18.8 5.7 2.2 8.6 11.0

Divorce 21.4 13.3 12.2 5.2 14.2

Separated 4.3 2.3 0.4 1.8 2.7

Never Married 22.7 22.3 14.8 13.5 19.1

Total 39.0 20.0 15.3 25.3 100.0

 Findings: Multivariate Table

Marital Status by Total Family Income and Race

White Respondents Black Respondents

Income 24,000/less 25,000-39,999 40,000-59,999 60/more Total

Income 24,000/less 25,000-39,999 40,000-59,999 60/more Total
Marital Status
Marital Status
Married 23.9 34.4 58.8 56.7 35.3
Married 33.9 58.4 72.4 72.7 55.4
Widowed 21.6 0.0 0.0 13.3 13.8
Widowed 18.5 6.7 2.0 8.7 10.8
Divorce 15.9 6.3 11.8 10.0 12.6
Divorce 23.2 14.5 12.3 4.2 14.6
Separated 11.4 12.5 0.0 10.0 10.2
Separated 3.0 1.2 0.5 1.2 1.8
Never Married 27.3 46.9 29.4 10.0 28.1
Never Married 21.5 19.2 12.8 13.2 17.4
Total 52.7 19.2 10.2 18.0 100.0
Total 37.1 20.3 16.1 26.5 100.0
 Bivariate Graph & Discussion
Marital Status by Total Family income
60.00%

50.00%

40.00%
Percentage

30.00%
% of Income
20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
Married Widowed Divorce Separated Never
Married
Attitude
The higher the income There is about 20 percent of respondents
the more likely people Who have never been Married.
will get married.
 Total Family Income By Race
60

50

40

30 Whites
Blacks
20

10

0
Married Widowed Divorce Separated Never
Married

Although more whites get 10 percent of blacks are separated

married, get divorced at a than whites. Because black respondents
higher rate than blacks. Income they are less likely to get married