Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA

TABLE 5 CFD and Tables for a Trivariate Analysis

COMPOUND FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION FOR TRIVARIATE TABLE

MALES FEMALES
Number Number
Age Attitude of Cases Age Attitude of Cases

Under 30 Agree 10 Under 30 Agree 10
Under 30 No opinion 1 Under 30 No opinion 2
Under 30 Disagree 2 Under 30 Disagree 1
30–45 Agree 5 30–45 Agree 5
30–45 No opinion 5 30–45 No opinion 5
30–45 Disagree 2 30–45 Disagree 3
46–60 Agree 2 46–60 Agree 2
46–60 No opinion 5 46–60 No opinion 5
46–60 Disagree 11 46–60 Disagree 10
61 and older Agree 3 61 and older Agree 0
61 and older No opinion 0 61 and older No opinion 2
61 and older Disagree 5 61 and older Disagree 5
Subtotal 51 Subtotal 50
Missing on either variable 4 Missing on either variable 4
Number of males 55 Number of females 54

PARTIAL TABLE FOR MALES

AGE GROUP

ATTITUDE Under 30 30–45 46–60 61 and Older TOTAL

Agree 10 5 2 3 20
No Opinion 1 5 5 0 11
Disagree 2 2 11 5 20
To t a l 13 12 18 8 51
Missing cases = 4

PARTIAL TABLE FOR FEMALES

AGE GROUP

ATTITUDE Under 30 30–45 46–60 61 and Older TOTAL

Agree 10 5 2 0 17
No Opinion 2 5 5 2 14
Disagree 1 3 10 5 19
To t a l 13 13 17 7 5 0
Missing cases = 4