The Effects of Age and Sex on Marital Status By: Ricardo Edwards SOWK 300 Section 2 Assignment 4

Variables and Values Variables Name Values Dependent Variable Marital Status Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married Independent Variable Age 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Control Variable Sex Female Male

Hypotheses and Rationale Bivariate The age of the respondent has an effect on marital status. The younger a respondent, lesser marriage rates. The older the respondent, higher marriage rates in terms of marriage and divorce. Age Marital Status

Hypotheses and Rationale Multivariate The sex of the respondent has an effect on marital status. The female respondent’s has a greater expectance to marry younger (18-29), while male respondent’s marry at a much older age (40-49). Sex Marital Status Age

Findings: Bivariate Table Marital Status by Age Categories Marital 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals Married 35.1 59.7 61.6 53.1 53.0 Widowed 0.3 2.0 29.2 11.0 Divorced 5.4 15.3 24.4 12.3 14.2 Separated 2.2 5.1 2.3 1.6 2.7 Never Married 57.3 19.6 9.8 4.8 19.1 100 100.1 101

Findings: Multivariate Table Marital Status by Categories and Sex Female Male Marital 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals Married 36.9 60.8 53.0 43.3 48.0 Widowed 0.5 2.4 37.7 15.6 Divorced 6.4 15.5 31.3 13.5 16.1 Separated 3.2 7.7 2.0 3.6 Never Married 53.5 10.8 3.5 16.8 100 99.9 100.1 (N) (18.3) (22.6) (19.3) (39.8) (100) Marital 18-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals Married 32.8 58.2 71.6 68.5 59.8 Widowed 1.4 13.2 4.8 Divorced 4.1 15.2 16.3 10.5 11.7 Separated 0.8 1.9 2.1 .9 Never Married 62.3 24.7 8.5 6.8 22.2 100 99.9 (N) (19.1) (24.7) (22.0) (34.2 (100)

Bivariate Graph & Discussion The older the respondent is the more likely for them to be married or divorced. 61 percent of the respondents that are married are more likely to marry between the ages of 40-49. To the contrary, there is a decline in martial status with the same age group.

Multivariate Graph &Discussion Based on the information from the chart males (59.8%) are more likely to stay married. While females are more likely to divorce (16.1%). Although 48% of females are more likely to marry, there is a graduate increase in the rate of divorce; contrary the male divorce rate begins to decrease.