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Published in final edited form as: J Early Adolesc. 2008 Feb;28(1):51–69. doi: 10.1177/0272431607308674

Table 3. ANOVA Results for R/E Group Differences in Perceptions of South African Society and Government.

Scales and Items	Blacks ( n = 1565 )	Coloured ( n = 232 )	Asians ( n = 55 )	Whites ( n = 150 )	F-Value (Significance)	η²
Satisfaction with Life in South Africa Generally	.03^ab	−.15^ab	.06^a	−.25^b	5.31 ^**	.01
Faith in Government	.10^a	−.25^b	−.25^b	−.50^b	23.71 ^**	.04
Economic Problems Worsening	.04^a	.07^a	−.34^b	−.43^b	13.10 ^**	.02
Racial Inequality	.00	.03	−.23	−.07	1.45 ns	.00
Racial Harmony	−.08^s	.21^ab	.50^b	.31^b	16.53 ^**	.02
Violence and Crime Increasing	−.06^b	.07^b	.13^ab	.43^a	11.85 ^**	.02

Means are expressed in standardized (z-score) units.

Tukey's HSD tests are used to determine between group differences. Means not sharing a superscript are different at the .05 level. Degrees of freedom for F-values = DF (3, 1994).

NS = non-significant

p < .05

^**

p < .01