Each month interviewers visit about 68â,000 of the 97 million households in the region and question the occupants over 60 years of age about their retirement status. Their responses enable the interviewers to estimate the percentage of people in the labor force who are retired. Complete parts a through c. a. Define the population of interest to the interviewers.

1. The 97 million households in the region.
2. Retirement status.
3. All people in the region who are over 60 years old.
4. The 68â,000 households visited in the region

b. What variable is beingâ measured?

1. All people in the region who are over 60 years old.
2. Retirement status.
3. The 97 million households in the region.
4. The 68â,000 households visited in the region.

Is it quantitative orâ qualitative?

1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative

c. Is the problem of interest to the interviewers descriptive orâ inferential?

1. Inferential
2. Descriptive