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Table 4 Negative values 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: Negative values about reptiles

Dependent variable: Negative values about amphibians

Demographics

N

%

Mean

SD

F value

p value

Mean

SD

F value

p value

Locale

    

.241

.624

  

4.342

.038

   - Urban

283

57

4.58

2.33

  

2.66

1.98

  

   - Rural

231

43

4.68

1.84

  

3.01

1.76

  

Gender

    

1.430

.232

  

35.760

.000

   - Male

261

51

4.51

2.27

  

2.33

1.61

  

   - Female

253

49

4.74

1.97

  

3.29

2.02

  

Education

    

1.731

.160

  

.547

.650

   - 4th grade

114

22

4.92

1.83

  

2.69

1.36

  

   - 9th grade

199

40

4.50

2.34

  

2.94

2.07

  

   - 12th grade

119

24

4.76

1.95

  

2.76

1.88

  

   - BSc or Higher

69

14

4.29

2.14

  

2.74

2.06

  

Age

    

.372

.774

  

1.672

.172

   - 0-14 years

95

18

4.52

2.13

  

3.15

2.09

  

   - 15-24 years

141

27

4.52

1.80

  

2.84

2.03

  

   - 25-64 years

162

32

4.70

2.19

  

2.77

2.06

  

   - 65 or more years

116

23

4.74

2.38

  

2.57

1.11

  
  1. a The scale for negativie values about reptiles and amphibians ranges from 0 (participant said that the statement about negative values about reptiles and amphibians did not apply to him/her) to 10 (participant said the statement totally applied to him/her)
  2. Cronbach's alpha for reptiles = 73%
  3. Cronbach's alpha for amphibians = 71%