Table 5.
Weighted average and post hoc test results for perceived benefit of GM foods and GM insulin.
| Stakeholder | Weighted average ± std dev.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GM soybean | GM palm oil | GM insulin | |
| (1) Producers (n = 36) | 4.58 ± 1.55 | 5.34 ± 1.236 | 4.93 ± 1.36 |
| (2) Biotechnologists (n = 30) | 4.24 ± 1.37 | 4.96 ± 1.05 | 5.16 ± 1.216 |
| (3) Biologists (n = 43) | 4.27 ± 1.42 | 4.93 ± 1.47 | 4.96 ± 1.48 |
| (4) Policy makers (n = 40) | 4.28 ± 1.44 | 5.03 ± 1.136 | 5.08 ± 1.42 |
| (5) NGOs (n = 41) | 3.79 ± 1.5712 | 4.51 ± 1.23 | 4.54 ± 1.42 |
| (6) Media (n = 38) | 3.73 ± 1.2212 | 4.03 ± 1.401,4,12 | 4.08 ± 1.332,12 |
| (7) Politicians (n = 38) | 4.24 ± 1.18 | 4.91 ± 1.16 | 4.32 ± 1.43 |
| (8) Islamic scholars (n = 47) | 3.94 ± 1.47 | 4.46 ± 1.54 | 4.23 ± 1.5912 |
| (9) Buddhist scholars (n = 28) | 4.45 ± 0.67 | 4.84 ± 0.73 | 4.56 ± 0.77 |
| (10) Christian scholars (n = 26) | 3.89 ± 1.0012 | 4.40 ± 0.9512 | 4.30 ± 1.13 |
| (11) Hindu scholars (n = 26) | 3.62 ± 1.80 | 3.86 ± 1.92 | 3.57 ± 2.2012 |
| (12) Biology students (n = 46) | 4.82 ± 1.085,6,10,13 | 5.30 ± 1.056,10,13 | 5.29 ± 1.326,8,11,13 |
| (13) General public (n = 578) | 4.16 ± 1.2012 | 4.65 ± 1.1812 | 4.35 ± 1.3312 |
| Overall (n = 1017) | 4.17 ± 1.26 | 4.69 ± 1.25 | 4.47 ± 1.40 |
*Games-Howell post hoc test results showing significant differences at least at P < 0.05 between the indicated group and the stakeholders numbered in superscript.
*Code of stakeholders: 1producers, 2biotechnologists, 3biologists, 4policy makers, 5NGOs, 6Media, 7politicians, 8Islamic scholars, 9Buddhist scholars, 10Christian scholars, 11Hindu scholars, 12biology students, and 13general public.