Question

Classify the variables by the levels of measurement used. Explain your choice of the levels of measurement. Also, state whether it is quantitative or qualitative.

Respondents #	Age of Respondent	Sex of Respondents	Relationship Status	Age at first Sexual Encounter	Practice Religion	number of persons use condom with in the last 12 months	# of persons had sex with in last 12 months	Alcohol usage last four weeks
1	22	1	1	12	1	1	1	4
2	15	1	4	12	1	0	2	4
3	16	1	4	13	2	1	3	4
4	19	1	4	12	1	2	2	3
5	20	1	4	19	2	1	1	4
6	18	1	3	9	2	1	1	3
7	20	1	3	16	2	1	1	3
8	20	1	3	13	2	1	2	2
9	17	1	4	12	1	2	2	2

Answer 1

Clasification of variable:

[1] Level of measurement Ratio scales : Age of Respondents, Relationship status, Age at 1st Sexual Encounter, Number of person use condom with last 12 months

[2] Level of measurement nominal scale : Sex of Respondents, Practice Religions.

1) Age of Respondents is quantitative variable which measured on ratio scales.

2) Sex of Respondents is qualitative variable which measured on nominal scales. ( why nominal not ordinal ? becuase there is no natural order between male and female.)

3) Relationship status is quantitative variable it is how many relationship does respondance have. it is measured on ratio scales.

4) Age at first Sexual Encounter is quantitative variable which is age of respondace at first sexual Encounter, Which is measure on ratio scale.

5) Practice Religion  is qualitative variable. which is measured on nominal scale

6) number of person use condom with last 12 months is quantitative variable which measured on ratio scale.