Keeping weight down associated with smoking status

Reference no: EM1321298

Test the whether the attitude toward keeping weight down associated with smoking status.

The data were obtained from 12-18 years old living in households across the country. The teenagers responding to the survey were classified as Never Smoked (NS), Experimenter with smoking (EX), Former Smoker (FS) and current smoker (CS). The question they were asked was: Do your peers care about keeping their weight down? The table below summarizes the data:

	NS	EX	FS	CS
A lot	6297	3613	187	2114
Somewhat	2882	1677	90	793
A little	1441	625	16	354
Not at all	1709	822	33	377

Is the attitude toward keeping weight down associated with smoking status of the teenager? Explain you answer using CI's.

Reference no: EM1321298

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