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Table 3 Mean scores across demographic groups and comparisons between groups (MANOVA)

From: Attitudes to prenatal screening among Norwegian citizens: liberality, ambivalence and sensitivity

Variables

Q1

Q3

Q6

Q11

18–34

3.61

3.14

3.09

3.50

35–54

3.47

3.10

3.07

3.53

55+

3.64

3.11

2.96

3.43

Gender

 Male

3.88a

3.38a

2.81

3.73a

 Female

3.27

2.85

3.24a

3.23

Educational levels

 Primary school

3.79

2.68c

3.04

3.66

 Upper secondary

3.75

3.09

2.98

3.76

  ≤ 3 yrs. higher ed.

3.70

3.20

3.00

3.52

  > 3 yrs. higher ed.

3.34b

3.12

3.09

3.25d

Religious beliefs

 Christian

3.46e

2.83f

3.22g

3.37h

 Atheist/agnostic

3.65

3.49

2.79

3.59

 Other non-religious

3.64

3.30

2.87

3.64

  1. a = the score is significantly higher than for the opposite gender (p < 0.001)
  2. b = the mean in this group is significantly lower than the means in the Upper secondary and ≤ 3 yrs. higher ed. groups (p < 0.001). The mean in the Primary school group on Q1 is also higher, but the difference is only marginally significant (p = .09)
  3. c = the mean in this group is significantly lower than the mean in the ≤3 yrs. higher ed. group (p < 0.01). The mean in the > 3 yrs. higher ed. group on Q3 is also lower, but the difference is only marginally significant (p = .09)
  4. d = the mean in this group is significantly lower than the mean in the ≤3 yrs. higher ed. group (p < 0.01) and also lower than the mean in the > 3 yrs. higher ed. group (p < 0.05)
  5. e = the mean difference between the scores for Christians and Atheist/agnostic is marginally significant (p < 0.1)
  6. f = the mean for Christians is significantly lower than the means for the two other groups (p < 0.001)
  7. g = the mean for Christians is significantly higher than the means for the two other groups (p < 0.001)
  8. h = the mean for Christians is significantly lower than the mean for Atheists/agnostics (p < 0.001), and marginally lower than the mean for the Other non-religious group (p < 0.1)