Political Outlook Determined by Race and Marital Status By: Piaget’ J. Griffin Social Work 300-02, Ms. McArthur 2009 Fall Semester 16 October 2009 Midterm 1

Variable & Values 2

Hypothesis and Rationale Bivariate From researched data one can conclude that Whites are more involved with politics than other races. Whites do hold the majority in the nation however, their large numbered cases in the various political outlooks serves as proof of their steady involvement. Data also shows that certain political outlooks are governed by certain races, as Whites hold the majority of Conservatives. 3 Race Political Outlook

Hypothesis and Rationale Multivariate From researched data one can conclude that Whites are more involved with politics than other races. Whites do hold the majority in the nation however, their large numbered cases in the various political outlooks serves as proof of their steady involvement. Data also shows that certain political outlooks are governed by certain races, as Whites hold the majority of Conservatives and Moderates. With Marital status as a controlled variable you will notice that White singles are still more active than any other race. 4 Marital Status Race Political Outlook

Findings: Bivariate Table 5 Political Outlook based on Race Figure 1.1

6 Findings: Multivariate Table Political Outlook based on Race with Marital Status Figure 2.1 Married Respondents Figure 2.2 Divorced Respondents

Bivariate Graph & Discussion 7 Relationship between Political Outlook and Race. Clearly, Whites hold the majority of all political outlooks as their bars stand tall against the other races. Number of Participating Respondents Race of Participating Respondents 445 Whites account for Moderates where as Black’s and the Other category cover less that 100 cases of Moderates.

Multivariate Graph & Discussion 8 Number of Participating Respondent Race and Marital Status of Participating Respondents According to this multivariate table even Whites singles hold large numbers in the various political outlooks, which shows that they are still more involved than other races. Divorced Others rank at the bottom with 0% in the Conservative area where as Whites singles have 14% and Blacks with 4%. Relationship between Political Outlook with Marital Status as Controlled Variable