A Sociologist Uses a Survey to Study the Attitudes of Adults

question 110

Multiple Choice

A sociologist uses a survey to study the attitudes of adults in the United States concerning premarital sex among teenagers. In this study, the target population consists of all ________, and the group that is asked the survey questions is called the ________.

• A) teenagers in the United States; reference group
• B) teenagers in the United States who have engaged in premarital sex; experimental group
• C) adults in the United States; sample
• D) adults in the United States who have teenage children; units of analysis

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