Question

Read the Following Article: Happily Religious: The Surprising Sources of Happiness
Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults

Answer the following questions completely:

1. Where did the data for the article come from?

2. What is the final sample size?

3. What is the Dependent Variable in the study?

4. What is the Independent Variable in the study?

5. What are the Control Variables in the study?

6. What were the findings (in 200 words or less)?

Answer 1

1.  Pew Research Center in 2013.online survey

2. The sample 1,197 self-identified lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults 18 years of age or older. 277 lesbians, 479 bisexuals, and 43 transgender adults

3. Religion is dependent variable

4. Acceptance is the independent variable

5. Income is the Control Variable in the study.

The finding done by the Pew Research center on LGBT shows that LGBT is been made to feel unwelcome in a place of worship, unfairly by an employer. After finding out their condition few of them have told their parents. The online method was used for the survey it says the opinion of LGBT and the general public agrees that love, companionship and making a lifelong commitment are very important reasons to marry. The survey was conducted only on those LGBT who were ready to take part in the survey;

The acceptance by society also varies,  in deeply held religious attitudes,  engaging in homosexual behavior is a sin so homosexuality should be discouraged, LGBT adults are less religious than the general public, highly religious say homosexuality should be discouraged as it conflicts with their religious beliefs