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# Guidelines for tables

*Tables*

- **Number & Title** — a unique Arabic number, a short descriptive title, referenceable in the text.
- **Arrangement of Data** — order by the most important aspect: time, magnitude or alphabetically.
- **Unit of Measurement** — state the base clearly (column vs. row percentages, sample size).
- **Reading Aids** — lines, shading or white space guide the eye across the row.
- **Headings, Stubs, Footnotes** — column heads, left margin column, explanatory footnotes.
- **Source** — for secondary data, name the data source.

Example · Table 25.1 — GlobalCash

| EMU Impact | Total | Single | Dual | Multiple |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Existing relationships | 46 % | 41 % | 45 % | 48 % |
| Fewer banks (Eurozone) | 33 % | 31 % | 30 % | 35 % |
| One main bank coordinates | 33 % | 43 % | 39 % | 29 % |
| Fewer banks per country | 22 % | 15 % | 17 % | 25 % |

**Stub** = left margin column · **Heading** = column head · % as column percentages

Source: GlobalCash-Europe98, Statistical Report for Europe, p. 137

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*Slide 264 of 274 · Chapter 7: Reporting Results · Principles of Survey Research · Dr. Paul Marx*