Table 3 Most common reasons for participants’ responses among those who would never change their preference, both before and after the non-identity problem was explained. Reasons that were significantly associated with participants never changing their preference are marked with an asterisk, and their p-values are shown
From: Is the non-identity problem relevant to public health and policy? An online survey
Reason given, pre-explanation | % responses (p-value) | Reason given, post-explanation | % responses (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never prefer Contraception | Contraception limits reproductive freedoms | 33% | Contraception limits reproductive freedoms | 33% |
Mosquito repellent seen as more effective | 13% | Mosquito repellent addresses the root cause | 10% | |
Personal moral qualms with contraception | 9% | Mosquito repellent seen as more effective | 10% | |
Personal moral qualms with contraception* | 10% (p ≤ .001) | |||
Never prefer Mosquito Repellent | Contraception seen as more effective | 22% | Other benefits of contraception | 19% |
Benefits of limiting population growth* | 17% (p = .009) | Benefits of limiting population growth | 15% | |
Contraception empowers women* | 14% (p = .013) | Contraception seen as more effective | 14% | |
Health harms of mosquito repellent | 14% |