Table 7.
Weighted average and post hoc test results for risk acceptance of GM foods and GM insulin.
| Stakeholder | Weighted average ± std dev.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GM soybean | GM palm oil | GM insulin | |
| (1) Producers (n = 36) | 4.18 ± 1.20 | 4.38 ± 1.16 | 4.20 ± 1.40 |
| (2) Biotechnologists (n = 30) | 3.94 ± 1.74 | 4.34 ± 1.63 | 4.35 ± 1.61 |
| (3) Biologists (n = 43) | 3.81 ± 1.67 | 4.21 ± 1.56 | 4.21 ± 1.66 |
| (4) Policy makers (n = 40) | 4.06 ± 1.48 | 4.31 ± 1.35 | 4.35 ± 1.56 |
| (5) NGOs (n = 41) | 3.50 ± 1.57 | 3.98 ± 1.36 | 3.66 ± 1.3912 |
| (6) Media (n = 38) | 3.13 ± 1.439,12 | 3.33 ± 1.539,12 | 3.45 ± 1.6712 |
| (7) Politicians (n = 38) | 3.75 ± 1.29 | 4.17 ± 1.32 | 3.87 ± 1.31 |
| (8) Islamic scholars (n = 47) | 3.76 ± 1.46 | 4.06 ± 1.51 | 3.98 ± 1.46 |
| (9) Buddhist scholars (n = 28) | 4.26 ± 0.706 | 4.47 ± 0.856 | 4.15 ± 0.69 |
| (10) Christian scholars (n = 26) | 3.59 ± 1.15 | 3.98 ± 1.12 | 3.81 ± 1.1112 |
| (11) Hindu scholars (n = 26) | 3.43 ± 1.46 | 3.74 ± 1.59 | 3.08 ± 1.9412 |
| (12) Biology students (n = 46) | 4.43 ± 1.176 | 4.70 ± 1.066,13 | 4.79 ± 1.175,6,10,11,13 |
| (13) General public (n = 578) | 3.92 ± 1.14 | 4.13 ± 1.2112 | 4.01 ± 1.2112 |
| Overall (n = 1017) | 3.88 ± 1.28 | 4.14 ± 1.29 | 4.02 ± 1.34 |
*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, 10Chrisytian scholars, 11Hindu scholars, 12biology students, and 13general public.