READING TABLES AND THE LOGIC OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

Introduction of the Control Variable

Table 1: Crosstabulation of Prejudice by Education among Made-Up People in Made-Up Town in 1994
 
 

EDUCATION*
PREJUDICE LEVEL** Low Education High Education
Low Prejudice 50% 70%
High Prejudice 50% 30%
TOTAL 100% 100%
(500) (500)

* Low Education = 0 - 12 years of schooling High Education = 13 or more years of schooling
** Low Prejudice = "Agree" that "all people are equal" High Prejudice = "Disagree" that "all people are equal"

Source: Mary Senter's Head, August 26, 1996

Table 2: Crosstabulation of Prejudice by Education and Intergroup Contact among Made-Up People in Made-Up Town in 1994
 
 

CONTACT LEVEL***
Low Contact High Contact
EDUCATION* EDUCATION
Low Education High Education Low Education High Education
PREJUDICE**
LEVEL
Low Prejudice 30% 30% 80% 80%
High Prejudice 70% 70% 20% 20%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
(300) (100) (200) (400)

* Low Education = 0 - 12 years of schooling High Education = 13 or more years of schooling
** Low Prejudice = "Agree" that "all people are equal" High Prejudice = "Disagree" that "all people are equal"
*** Low Contact = No friends from ethnic group other than R's own High Contact = One or more friend from ethnic group other than R's own

Source: Mary Senter's Head, August 26, 1996
 

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