Question

2.26 emotionally abusive relationships students in the acha - ncha survey were asked, “within the last 12 months, have you been in a relationship (meaning an intimate/coupled/partnered relationship) that was emotionally abusive?” the results are given in table 2.12. (a) what percent of all respondents have been in an emotionally abusive relationship? (b) what percent of the people who have been in an emotionally abusive relationship are male? (c) what percent of males have been in an emotionally abusive relationship? (d) what percent of females have been in an emotionally abusive relationship? table 2.12 have you been in an emotionally abusive relationship?

	male	female	total
yes	593	2034	2627
total	8945	18310	27255

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate percentage for all respondents in abusive relationship

The number of respondents in an emotionally - abusive relationship is 2627, and the total number of respondents is 27255. The percentage is calculated as $\frac{2627}{27255}\times100\%$.
$\frac{2627}{27255}\times100\%\approx9.64\%$

Step2: Calculate percentage of males among those in abusive relationship

The number of males in an emotionally - abusive relationship is 593, and the total number of people in an emotionally - abusive relationship is 2627. The percentage is $\frac{593}{2627}\times100\%$.
$\frac{593}{2627}\times100\%\approx22.57\%$

Step3: Calculate percentage of males in abusive relationship among all males

The number of males in an emotionally - abusive relationship is 593, and the total number of males is 8945. The percentage is $\frac{593}{8945}\times100\%$.
$\frac{593}{8945}\times100\%\approx6.63\%$

Step4: Calculate percentage of females in abusive relationship among all females

The number of females in an emotionally - abusive relationship is 2034, and the total number of females is 18310. The percentage is $\frac{2034}{18310}\times100\%$.
$\frac{2034}{18310}\times100\%\approx11.11\%$

Answer:

(a) Approximately 9.64%
(b) Approximately 22.57%
(c) Approximately 6.63%
(d) Approximately 11.11%