The marital status distribution of the us male population


The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, age 15 and older, is as shown below.

Marital Status Percent

never married 31.3

married 56.1

widowed 2.5

divorced/separated 10.1

Suppose that a random sample of 400 U.S. young adult males, 18 to 24 years old, yielded the following frequency distribution. We are interested in whether this age group of males fits the distribution of the U.S. adult population at the 5% level. Calculate the frequency one would expect when surveying 400 people. Fill in the table below, rounding to two decimal places.

Marital Status Frequency Expected Frequency

never married 137 ___________

married 240 ____________

widowed 3 ___________

divorced/separated 20 ___________

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