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Table 5 Odds ratios for extracted factors by selected variables

From: What drives public attitudes towards moral bioenhancement and why it matters: an exploratory study

 

Factor 1

(General—closeness)

Factor 2

(Fear of change)

Factor 3

(Mandatory security)

Factor 4

(Voluntariness)

Age

    

 < 25

1

1

1

1

 25–29

0.54

[0.27, 1.07]

0.61

[0.30, 1.21]

0.38**

[0.18,0.77]

1.41

[0.71, 2.81]

 30–34

0.62

[0.30, 1.26]

0.67

[0.33, 1.35]

0.68

[0.33, 1.67]

1.15

[ 0.57, 2.32]

 35 + 

0.63

[0.33, 1.18]

0.68

[0.36, 1.26]

1.05

[0.56, 1.96]

1.06

[0.57, 1.99]

Male

0.95

[0.60, 1.52]

1.13

[0.71, 1.80]

0.57**

[0.36, 0.92]

1.19

[0.75, 1.91]

Education

    

 No degree

1

1

1

1

 Bachelor's degree

0.56*

[0.32,0.97]

0.69

[0.40, 1.19]

0.89

[0.52, 1.54]

1.45

[0.84, 2.51]

 Advanced degree

0.44**

[0.26, 0.73]

1.09

[0.65,1.82]

0.55*

[0.32, 0.92]

0.89

[0.53, 1.49]

 Familiar with the concept of moral bioenhancement

0.90

[0.55, 1.45]

0.59*

[0.36, 0.95]

0.94

[0.59,1.54]

1.14

[0.70, 1.84]

 Utilitarian reasoning

2.41***

[1.56, 3.75]

0.63*

[0.41, 0.97]

1.88**

[1.22, 2.91]

1.01

[0.66, 1.55]

  1. Odds ratios were calculated for being above the median value of the factor score. 95% CI is in the brackets
  2. Odds ratios with significant p-values are bold
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001