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. 2024 Jul 19;24:1944. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19430-9

Table 2.

Mean values per item of the modern myths about sexual assault (AMMSA) scale and standard deviation according to sociodemographic characteristics. Young people 18–35 years old. Spain, 2020

Variables Mean Standar deviatio p
Sex
 Woman 2.49 1.11 < 0.001
 Man 3.11 1.23
Age < 0.001
 18–24 years 2.83 1.24
 25–29 years 2.66 1.17
 30–35 years 2.88 1.21
Highest level of education completed
 Primary and lower 3.51 1.26 < 0.001
 Secundary 3.17 1.20
 Higher education 2.62 1.17
Sexual orientation < 0.001
 Lesbian 2.29 1.16
 Gay 2.48 1.17
 Bixesual 2.40 1.14
 Heterosexual 2.91 1.20
Paid work activity. last 12 months 0.003
 Non 2.94 1.27
 Yes 2.76 1.19
Country of birth < 0.001
 Latin America 3.11 1.28
 Spain 2.76 1.19
Relationship status. last 12 months 0.002
 Non 2.91 1.22
 Yes 2.75 1.20
Total 2.80 1.21

P values obtained with the Student t test for dichotomous variables and by the ANOVA test for variables with more than two categories