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. 2024 Mar 18;14:6426. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57280-y

Table 6.

Results of comparing dual role attitudes across demographic characteristics.

Demographics Consumer role Citizen role Comparison
M ± SD Median M ± SD Median
Male 52.52 ± 4.880 52.00 55.37 ± 4.623 55.00 Z = − 3.396, P < 0.001
Female 64.93 ± 4.863 65.00 61.80 ± 4.518 62.00 Z = − 4.753, P < 0.001
18–20 years 60.30 ± 4.219 61.00 61.05 ± 3.927 61.00 Z = − 1.147, P = 0.147
21–30 years 58.71 ± 4.678 59.00 59.08 ± 4.500 59.00 Z = − 3.171, P = 0.002
31–40 years 57.43 ± 5.059 58.00 57.61 ± 4.742 58.00 Z = − 3.967, P < 0.001
41–50 years 58.35 ± 5.006 58.00 57.52 ± 4.776 58.00 Z = − 3.314, P = 0.002
51–60 years 58.98 ± 4.845 59.00 58.54 ± 4.278 59.00 Z = − 1.400, P = 0.001
61–70 years 61.69 ± 4.729 62.00 60.32 ± 4.325 60.00 Z = − 3.242, P = 0.002
Junior middle school and below 57.72 ± 4.454 58.00 56.73 ± 4.083 57.00 Z = − 3.923, P < 0.001
High school 57.95 ± 4.922 58.00 57.46 ± 4.908 58.00 Z = − 2.549, P = 0.011
Junior college 58.69 ± 4.714 59.00 58.60 ± 4.439 59.00 Z = − 2.249, P = 0.032
Undergraduate 58.81 ± 5.259 58.00 58.64 ± 4.935 59.00 Z = − 3.917, P < 0.001
Postgraduate 58.89 ± 4.438 60.00 61.88 ± 3.698 61.00 Z = − 2.981, P = 0.003
 < US $500 54.71 ± 5.144 55.00 55.31 ± 5.564 56.00 Z = − 6.583, P < 0.001
US $501–1000 55.85 ± 4.675 56.00 56.53 ± 4.655 57.00 Z = − 7.556, P < 0.001
US $1001–1500 57.31 ± 4.354 57.00 58.66 ± 4.205 59.00 Z = − 4.093, P < 0.001
US $1501–2000 64.22 ± 4.432 64.00 61.12 ± 3.687 61.00 Z = − 4.691, P < 0.001
> US $2000 74.36 ± 4.516 74.00 69.29 ± 3.659 69.00 Z = − 4.845, P < 0.001
Urban area 59.17 ± 5.135 59.00 60.48 ± 4.968 60.00 Z = − 2.979, P = 0.003
Rural area 57.24 ± 4.344 57.00 54.74 ± 3.677 55.00 Z = − 3.865, P < 0.001
Unemployed 53.04 ± 4.153 53.00 55.86 ± 3.532 56.00 Z = − 8.009, P < 0.001
Student 60.30 ± 4.904 60.00 63.34 ± 4.589 63.00 Z = − 5.964, P < 0.001
Farmer 53.89 ± 4.050 54.00 52.88 ± 4.064 53.00 Z = − 3.343, P = 0.001
Self-employed 59.23 ± 4.428 59.00 57.54 ± 4.056 58.00 Z = − 4.318, P < 0.001
Employed 58.55 ± 5.171 59.00 58.03 ± 4.985 58.00 Z = − 3.956, P < 0.001
Retired 64.15 ± 5.197 64.00 61.98 ± 5.965 62.00 Z = − 3.181, P = 0.001