Identify the type of data

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. Some of the questions used to measure the Index are listed below.

Identify the type of data obtained from each question used in this survey: qualitative, quantitative discrete, or quantitative continuous.

(a) 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

(b) 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

(c) 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

(d) Do you have health insurance coverage?

A. qualitative

B. quantitative discrete

C. quantitative continuous

Answer 1

a) qualitative

b) quantitative discrete

c) quantitative discrete

d) qualitative