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The Influence of Race and Sex on Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level

The Influence of Race and Sex on Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level. By Tiaira Robinson SOWK 300, Section 2 Fall 2009 Lab #4. Variables Name Values Dependant Variable Percentage Below 0 – 100% Poverty Independent Variable Sex Male Female

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The Influence of Race and Sex on Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level

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  1. The Influence of Race and Sex on Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level By Tiaira Robinson SOWK 300, Section 2 Fall 2009 Lab #4

  2. VariablesName Values Dependant Variable Percentage Below 0 – 100% Poverty Independent Variable Sex Male Female Control Variable Race Black White Variables and Values

  3. The sex of an individual affects his or her chances for living below the poverty level. A female is more likely to live below the poverty level. Therefore, a higher percentage of female respondents live below the poverty level in comparison to the percentage of male respondents who live below the poverty level. Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level Sex Click For Rationale Hypotheses & Rationale Bivariate

  4. The sex of an individual affects his or her chances of living below the poverty. Females are more likely to live below the poverty level. However, race also affects an individuals chances. Black males and females are more likely to live below the poverty level in comparison to white male and females. Therefore, the percentages of Black individuals living below the poverty level are higher than White individuals living below the poverty level. Race Sex Percentage Below Poverty Level Click For Rational Hypotheses & Rational Multivariate

  5. Persons Below Poverty Level By Sex Sex of Respondent Male Female Percent Below Poverty Level11% 13.6% Bivariate Table

  6. Persons Below Poverty Level by Sex by Race Race of Respondent White Black Sex of Respondent Sex of Respondent Male Female Male Female Percent Below Poverty 9.1% 11.4% 22% 26.2% Level Multivariate Table

  7. Relationship Between Sex and Number of Persons Below Poverty Level • 13.6 percent of the female respondents live below the poverty level in comparison to the 11 percent of the male respondents that live below the poverty level. • A female is more likely to live below the poverty level. Bivariate Graph & Discussion

  8. Relationship Between Sex and Persons Below Poverty Level Controlling for Race • In both sexes, Blacks have higher percentages of respondents that live blow the poverty. Black females are the most likely to live below the poverty level as 26.2 percent of respondents live below the poverty level in comparison to 22.4 percent of white female, 9.1 percent of white male, and 22 percent of black males respondents. • Poverty effects more Blacks than it effects Whites whether male or female. Mulitvariate Graph & Discussion

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