Question

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is a survey that follows trends of U.S. residents on a regular basis. There are six areas of health and wellness covered in the survey: Life Evaluation, Emotional Health, Physical Health, Healthy Behavior, Work Environment, and Basic Access. Identify the type of data obtained from each question used in this survey: qualitative, quantitative discrete, or quantitative continuous.

1) Do you have any health problems that prevent you from doing any of the things people your age can normally do?
a) qualitative.
b) quantitative discrete.
c) quantitative continuous.
2) During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor health keep you from doing your usual activities?
a) qualitative.
b) quantitative discrete.
c) quantitative continuous.
3) In the last seven days, on how many days did you exercise for 30 minutes or more?
a) qualitative.
b) quantitative discrete.
c) quantitative continuous.
4) Do you have health insurance coverage?
a) qualitative.
b) quantitative discrete.
c) quantitative continuous.

Answer 1

1) Qualitative

2) Quantitative discrete

3) Quantitative discrete

4) Qualitative

Explanation:

Qualitative -

It is a type of Nominal data , the values obtained from this is either Yes or No.

Quantitative discrete -

In this type , the data is finite and countable ( it only takes whole number Like 11 , 45, 60 etc.)

Quantitative continuous -

In this type of data , data values can take any value (with in a range Like 20.3 , 15.5 etc.)

1) Do you have any health problems that prevent you from doing any of the things people your age can normally do?

a) qualitative.

b) quantitative discrete.

c) quantitative continuous.

2) During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor health keep you from doing your usual activities?

a) qualitative.

b) quantitative discrete.

c) quantitative continuous.

3) In the last seven days, on how many days did you exercise for 30 minutes or more?

a) qualitative.

b) quantitative discrete.

c) quantitative continuous.

4) Do you have health insurance coverage?

a) qualitative.

b) quantitative discrete.

c) quantitative continuous.