We sometimes hear that getting married is good for your career. The table below

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We sometimes hear that getting married is good for your career. The table below presents data from the an organization that classifies men, ages 45–64, according to marital status and annual income in a particular year. We include only data on men, ages 45–64,to avoid sex bias and reduce the effect of age. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)

What percent of single men have no income?
%

What percent of men with no income are single men?
%

Marital Status and Salary Level (Thousands of Men) Income Marital Status Total Single
(Never Married) Married Divorced Widowed No income 512 993 387 26 1,918 $1-$49,999 3,328 13,473 3,677 454 20,932 $50,000-$99,999 812 8,499 1,314 127 10,752 $100,000 and over 285 5,164 547 45 6,041 Total 4,937 28,129 5,925 652 39,643

Explanation / Answer

Compute the percent of single men have no income:

= 512 / 1,918

= 26.69%

The above answer could be varied like this if both divorced and widowed (having no wife) are also comes under single men. The answer would be as follows.

= 1,918-993 / 1,918

= 48.22%

Compute the percent of men with no

Compute the percent of single men have no income:

= 512 / 1,918

= 26.69%

The above answer could be varied like this if both divorced and widowed (having no wife) are also comes under single men. The answer would be as follows.

= 1,918-993 / 1,918

= 48.22%

Compute the percent of men with no income are single men:

= 512 / 4,937

= 10.37%

income are single men:

= 512 / 4,937

= 10.37%

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