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Table 1 The relation between sex and age, level of education and Spanish level

From: Potential research ethics violations against an indigenous tribe in Ecuador: a mixed methods approach

Variables

Sex

Male

n = 40

Female

n = 32

M ± SD

n

%

M ± SD

n

%

X2

p

Age

58 ± 18

  

57 ± 18

    

 < 30 years (n = 5)

 

3

60.0

 

2

40.0

  

31–50 (n = 31)

 

15

48.4

 

16

51.6

1.50

0.82

51–70 (n = 19)

 

11

57.9

 

8

42.1

  

71–90 (n = 15)

 

10

66.7

 

5

33.3

  

 > 91 years (n = 2)

 

1

50.0

 

1

50.0

  

Level of education

        

Nonliterate (n = 70)

 

38

54.3

 

32

45.7

1.64

0.43

Elementary school (n = 2)

 

2

100

 

0

0

Higher education (n = 1)

 

1

100

 

0

0

Spanish level

        

None (n = 46)

 

23

50.0

 

23

50.0

2.69

0.44

Beginners (n = 9)

 

6

66.6

 

3

33.3

Intermediate (n = 4)

 

2

50.0

 

2

50.0

Advanced (fluent) (n = 13)

 

9

69.2

 

4

30.8