Find the proportion for the given problem.
The data were obtained from 12-18 years old living in households across the country. The teenagers responding to survey were classified as Never Smoked (NS), Experimenter with smoking (EX), Former Smoker (FS) and current smoker (CS). The question they were asked was: Do your peers care about keeping their weight down? The table below summarizes the data:
|
|
NS
|
EX
|
FS
|
CS
|
|
A lot
|
6297
|
3613
|
187
|
2114
|
|
Somewhat
|
2882
|
1677
|
90
|
793
|
|
A little
|
1441
|
625
|
16
|
354
|
|
Not at all
|
1709
|
822
|
33
|
377
|
i. Why will a question be formed in terms of peer behaviour rather than as a direct question to the person being interviewed?
ii. Based on the data, what is the proportion of teenagers who never smoked?
iii. What proportions of teenagers think their peers care a lot about keeping their weight down?
iv. What percentage for smoking teenagers think their peers care a lot about keeping their weight down?