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SELF-DESCRIBED PERSONALITY TRAITS, BY PERCENT PER GENERATION

\begin{tabular}{|l|c|c|c|c|}
\hline Positive Traits & \begin{tabular}{c}
Millennial \\
[tex]$(1981-1996)$[/tex]
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Generation-X \\
[tex]$(1965-1980)$[/tex]
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Baby Boomers \\
[tex]$(1946-1964)$[/tex]
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Silent Generation \\
[tex]$(1928-1945)$[/tex]
\end{tabular} \\
\hline Patriotic & 12 & 26 & 52 & 73 \\
\hline Responsible & 24 & 43 & 66 & 78 \\
\hline Hardworking & 36 & 54 & 77 & 83 \\
\hline Idealistic & 39 & 28 & 31 & 26 \\
\hline Religious & 12 & 21 & 42 & 63 \\
\hline Moral & 17 & 27 & 46 & 64 \\
\hline Self-reliant & 27 & 37 & 47 & 60 \\
\hline Compassionate & 29 & 33 & 37 & 42 \\
\hline Politically active & 17 & 20 & & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

Source: Pew Research Center, 2015.

Which of the following best describes a trend in the data?

A. The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic.
B. Generation-X respondents are more likely to be politically active than the Baby Boomer respondents.
C. Baby Boomer respondents are the most likely to consider themselves self-reliant.
D. The younger the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as religious and moral.

Sagot :

Let's analyze each of the statements one by one based on the provided data:

Statement 1: "The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic."
- For Millennial respondents (1981-1996), 12% identify as patriotic.
- For Generation X respondents (1965-1980), 26% identify as patriotic.
- For Baby Boomers respondents (1946-1964), 52% identify as patriotic.
- For Silent Generation respondents (1928-1945), 73% identify as patriotic.

Here, the percentage of those identifying as patriotic increases with the age of the respondents, indicating that this statement is correct.

Statement 2: "Generation X respondents are more likely to be politically active than the Baby-Boomer respondents."
- For Generation X, 20% identify as politically active.
- For Baby Boomers, the data for politically active respondents is missing, making it impossible to conclusively determine the validity of this statement.

Since we do not have the complete data for the Baby Boomer respondents regarding political activity, the validity of this statement remains inconclusive.

Statement 3: "Baby Boomer respondents are the most likely to consider themselves self-reliant."
- For Millennial respondents, 27% consider themselves self-reliant.
- For Generation X respondents, 37% consider themselves self-reliant.
- For Baby Boomers respondents, 47% consider themselves self-reliant.
- For Silent Generation respondents, 60% consider themselves self-reliant.

The highest percentage of respondents who consider themselves self-reliant is from the Silent Generation, not the Baby Boomers. Therefore, this statement is incorrect.

Statement 4: "The younger the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as religious and moral."
- For religious identification:
- Millennials: 12%
- Generation X: 21%
- Baby Boomers: 42%
- Silent Generation: 63%

The percentage increases with age, not decreases.

- For moral identification:
- Millennials: 17%
- Generation X: 27%
- Baby Boomers: 46%
- Silent Generation: 64%

Again, the percentage increases with age, not decreases.

Both these percentages show an increasing trend with age, hence the statement is not correct.

In conclusion, based on the analysis of each statement, we find that the statement describing the trend in the data best is:

"The older the respondents, the more likely they are to identify as patriotic."

Therefore, the trend that is best described by the data is the first statement.