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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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 To the contrary, there is a decline in martial status with the same age group.

8. 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.