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A random sample of 1,496 respondents of a major metropolitan area was questioned about a number of issues. Construct estimates for the population at the 95% level for each of the results reported below. Express the final confidence interval in percentages (e.g., "between 40 and 45% agreed that premarital sex was always wrong").

a. When asked to agree or disagree with the statement "Explicit sexual books and magazines lead to rape and other sex crimes," 823 agreed.

b. When asked to agree or disagree with the statement "Handguns should be outlawed," 650 agreed.

c. 375 of the sample agreed that marijuana should be legalized.

d. 1,023 of the sample said that they had attended church or synagogue at least once within the past month.

e. 800 agreed that public elementary schools should have sex education programs starting in the fifth grade.

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