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. 2013 Dec 5;2013:516742. doi: 10.1155/2013/516742

Table 6.

Weighted average and post hoc test results for perceived risks of GM foods and GM insulin.

Stakeholder Weighted average ± std dev.*
GM soybean GM palm oil GM insulin
(1) Producers (n = 36) 4.44 ± 1.30 4.30 ± 1.28 4.34 ± 1.38
(2) Biotechnologists (n = 30) 4.64 ± 1.65 3.92 ± 1.59 3.95 ± 1.75
(3) Biologists (n = 43) 4.76 ± 1.37 3.98 ± 1.43 4.06 ± 1.556
(4) Policy makers (n = 40) 4.58 ± 1.32 4.18 ± 1.24 4.05 ± 1.586
(5) NGOs (n = 41) 4.95 ± 1.07 4.28 ± 1.09 4.63 ± 1.11
(6) Media (n = 38) 5.39 ± 1.36 5.08 ± 1.51 5.22 ± 1.383,4,12
(7) Politicians (n = 38) 4.70 ± 1.08 4.33 ± 1.22 4.67 ± 1.25
(8) Islamic scholars (n = 47) 5.11 ± 1.26 4.19 ± 1.64 4.55 ± 1.50
(9) Buddhist scholars (n = 28) 4.53 ± 0.76 4.21 ± 0.94 4.40 ± 0.89
(10) Christian scholars (n = 26) 4.71 ± 1.00 4.39 ± 0.81 4.58 ± 0.92
(11) Hindu scholars (n = 26) 4.86 ± 1.33 4.47 ± 1.65 4.68 ± 2.04
(12) Biology students (n = 46) 4.65 ± 1.29 4.13 ± 1.39 3.95 ± 1.516
(13) General public (n = 578) 4.77 ± 1.15 4.41 ± 1.27 4.60 ± 1.26
Overall (n = 1017) 4.78 ± 1.20 4.35 ± 1.32 4.52 ± 1.36

*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.