A random sample of people were surveyed on their favorite sport, as shown in the table below sorted by the respondent’s age.

Favorite Sport
Age Basketball Football Soccer Baseball Other/Hate Sports Total
under 21 9 8 9 8 5 39
21-34 5 5 6 6 7 29
35-54 8 10 5 5 10 38
55 and older 9 6 8 5 8 36
Total 31 29 28 24 30 142

What percent of the people between the ages of 21 and 34 prefer soccer? Round your answer to the nearest whole number percent.

1 answer

To find the percentage of people between the ages of 21 and 34 who prefer soccer, we'll first look at the data for that age group.

From the table, for the age group 21-34:

  • Total respondents: 29
  • Respondents who prefer soccer: 6

Now, we can calculate the percentage:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number who prefer soccer}}{\text{Total in age group}} \right) \times 100 \]

Substituting the numbers:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{6}{29} \right) \times 100 \approx 20.69 \]

Rounding to the nearest whole number:

\[ \text{Percentage} \approx 21% \]

Therefore, the percentage of people between the ages of 21 and 34 who prefer soccer is 21%.