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. 2025 Apr 2;38:4. doi: 10.5334/irsp.1013

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations between variables.


MEAN (SD) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Province Income Inequality 32.34 (2.04)

2. Perceived Economic Inequality 5.48 (1.16) –.04

3. Descriptive Meritocracy 2.98 (1.34) .08** –.31***

4. Attitudes towards Redistribution 5.22 (1.26) –.01 .32*** –.21***

5. Preferences for Meritocracy 5.47 (1.15) .02 –.08** .12*** –.20***

6. Subjective Socioeconomic Status 5.16 (1.56) .06* –.15*** .28*** –.18*** .09***

7. Political Orientation 4.17 (2.67) .05 –.21*** .19*** –.45*** .32*** .09***

8. Age 48.41 (17.21) .04 .01 .11*** .09*** .16*** .11*** .11***

Note: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.