Summary tables, trend hypotheses, and using the cumulative data set
Summary table for multiple variables in one year: It is hypothesized that in the 1996GSStab
data subset, women are more likely to oppose abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia.
Table 2: Sex differences Percent opposing
in Right to Life Issues
female
Right to Life Variables male
Abortion for any reason
Capital punishment
Euthanasia
Statistics
X2
Cramer’s Hypothesis
significance
V
support
54.3
55.6
p.697
V. n/a
no
17.4
28.4
p.000
V. 129
yes
25.8
32.0
p.033
V. 068
yes
Source: 1996GSStab subset
Trend hypothesis:
a) It is hypothesized that opposition to capital punishment will significantly increase over
time, measured at three data points: 1990, 2000, and 2010.
b) Furthermore, it is hypothesized that opposition to capital punishment will significantly
increase over this same the period of time for both men and women, but that there will be
a stronger increase in women’s opposition.
c) In terms of sex differences, it is hypothesized that women are more likely to oppose
capital punishment than men at each of the three data points, but that the sex differences
in capital punishment opposition will decrease over time.
Cappun
Opposition
1990
%
DPS
2000
%
DPS
1990-2000
change
2010
% DPS
20002010
change
Hypothesis
support
Overall
opposition
20.6
31.2
+10.6
p.000
v. 112
32.5
+1.3
p.372
v=n/a
a) Partial 1990-2000: yes
2000-2010: no
Male
opposition
Female
opposition
Sex
differences
18.2
24.7
+6.5
27.7
+3.0
22.6
36.5
+13.9
p.001
v.074
p.000
v.141
36.3
-0.2
p.075
v=n/a
p.471
v=n/a
b) Partial
1990-2000: yes
2000-2010: no
4.4
p.032
v.054
11.8
p.000
v.127
8.6
p.000
v.091
c)Partial
women>men all years
sex diffs lowest in 1990
Source: GSS 1972-2012 Cross-Sectional Cumulative Data set
GSS 1972-2012 Cross-Sectional Cumulative Data
IV
DV
CV
Overall opposition
Recoded year variables* cappun none
Sex differences
Sex
cappun Recoded year variables
Stats on changes over time Recoded year variables* cappun sex
for males and females
Recode two year variables 19902000 & 20002010 to measure change