The GSS asked respondents to report their opinion on spanking as a method to discipline a child (SPANKING). Examine how respondents' attitudes toward spanking a child are associated with SEX, CLASS, and MARITAL (marital status). Using the SPSS output below, interpret the measures of association for each of the variable pairs.
SPANKING and SEX

SPANKING and CLASS

SPANKING and MARITAL STATUS

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Crosstab Count RESPONDENTS SEX MALE | FEMALE Total FAVOR SPANKING TO DISCIPLINE CHILD STRONGLY AGREE AGREE DISAGREE STRONGLY DISAOREE 120 217 104 15 456 121 260 126 241 477 230 59 1007 Total 551 Symmetric Measures Asymp. Std Error Approx T Approx Si 021 021 Value Ordinal by Ordinal Kendall's tau-b 067 118 1007 029 2:305 051 2.305 Gamma N of Valid Cases SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION (RECOOED) Working Class Upper ClasS Middle Class 85 195 121 Lower Class Total FAVOR SPANKINO TO DISCIPLINE CHILD STRONGLY AOREE AGREE DISAGREE STRONOLY DISAOREE 239 473 228 59 15 224 84 10 455 39 Total 434 86 Symmetric Measures Asymp. std Error Value Ordinal by Ordinal Kendall's tau-b .113 -178 028-4.014 044-4.01 Gamma N of Valid Cases Crosstab Count MARITAL STATUS NEVER MARRIED wi00WEDİ DVORCEDİ SEPARATED I MARRIED Tota 120 STRONGLY AOREE AGREE CKSAGREE STRONGLY DISAGREE DISCIPLINE CHILD 245 70 12 230 50 211007 23 56 14 31 495 Total 82 140 31 Directional Measures Asymp. Stod Error Value prox Sig Nominal by Nominal Lambda Symmetric