In a survey of users of a walk-in mental health clinic, data have been obtained on sex, age, household roster, race, education level (number of years in school), family income, reason for coming to...

In a survey of users of a walk-in mental health clinic, data have been obtained on sex, age, household roster, race, education level (number of years in school), family income, reason for coming to the clinic, symptoms, and scores on a screening examination. The investigator wishes to determine what variables affect whether or not coercion by the family, friends, or a governmental agency was used to get the patient to the clinic. Classify the data according to Stevens’s measurement system. What would you consider to be possible independent variables? Dependent variables? Do you expect the dependent variables to be independent of each other?