To determine which generalization is most accurate, let's carefully analyze the data presented in the table. The table provides the percentages of men and women who support Obama and Romney.
Here are the key points from the table:
- Men:
- 42% support Obama
- 52% support Romney
- Women:
- 53% support Obama
- 43% support Romney
Now, let's evaluate each generalization one by one:
1. "Women are more likely than men to support Democrats (Obama)."}
- From the table, 53% of women support Obama compared to only 42% of men. This indicates that women are indeed more likely to support Obama compared to men.
2. "Women are more likely than men to support Republicans (Romney)."}
- From the table, 43% of women support Romney compared to 52% of men. This suggests that men are more likely to support Romney compared to women, making this generalization incorrect.
3. "Men voted in higher numbers than women."
- The table provides percentages, not absolute numbers. We do not have any information about the total number of men or women who voted, so we cannot make any valid conclusions about the total voting numbers based on this table alone.
4. "Men are more likely than women to support Democrats (Obama)."}
- From the table, only 42% of men support Obama compared to 53% of women, indicating that this generalization is incorrect, as women are more likely than men to support Obama.
Based on the analysis above, the most accurate generalization is:
- Women are more likely than men to support Democrats (Obama).
