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Table 3 Folklore by sociodemographic variables

From: Human attitudes towards herpetofauna: The influence of folklore and negative values on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Portugal

 

Sample

Dependent variable: Folklore about reptiles

Dependent variable: Folklore about amphibians

Demographics

N

%

Mean

SD

F value

p value

Mean

SD

F value

p value

Locale

    

6.603

.010

  

1.311

.253

   - Urban

283

57

4.21

1.36

  

4.37

1.38

  

   - Rural

231

43

5.53

1.42

  

4.24

1.24

  

Gender

    

.342

.559

  

.297

.586

   - Male

261

51

4.39

1.38

  

4.28

1.31

  

   - Female

253

49

4.32

1.40

  

4.35

1.33

  

Education

    

6.052

.000

  

5.682

.001

   - 4th grade

114

22

4.20

1.47

  

4.17

1.09

  

   - 9th grade

199

40

4.69

1.26

  

4.12

1.36

  

   - 12th grade

119

24

4.14

1.41

  

4.56

1.27

  

   - BSc or Higher

69

14

4.02

1.45

  

4.71

1.48

  

Age

    

6.955

.000

  

9.682

.000

   - 0-14 years

95

18

4.83

1.36

  

3.89

1.40

  

   - 15-24 years

141

27

4.34

1.40

  

4.33

1.20

  

   - 25-64 years

162

32

4.08

1.41

  

4.71

1.53

  

   - 65 or more years

116

23

4.38

1.29

  

4.09

.86

  
  1. a The scale of wrong perceptions on reptiles and amphibians ranges from 0 (participant did not agree with the statement about wrong perceptions of reptiles and amphibians) to 10 (participant totally agreed with the statement).
  2. Cronbach's alpha for reptiles = 67%
  3. Cronbach's alpha for amphibians = 62%