The Table Accompanying Lists the Joint Distribution of Unemployment in the United

question 24

Essay

The table accompanying lists the joint distribution of unemployment in the United States
in 2001 by demographic characteristics (race and gender). Joint Distribution of Unemployment by Demographic Characteristics, United States, 2001
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline & \begin{array}{c}\text { White } \\(Y=0)\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Black and Other } \\(Y=1)\end{array} & \text { Total } \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Age } 16-19 \\(X=0)\end{array} & 0.13 & 0.05 & 0.18 \\\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Age 20 and above } \\(X=1)\end{array} & 0.60 & 0.22 & 0.82 \\\hline \text { Total } & 0.73 & 0.27 & 1.00 \\\hline\end{array}$
(a)What is the percentage of unemployed white teenagers?

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