Table 9.
Weighted average and post hoc test results for encouragement of GM foods and GM insulin.
| Stakeholder | Weighted average ± std dev.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GM soybean | GM palm oil | GM insulin | |
| (1) Producers (n = 36) | 4.66 ± 1.6310 | 5.08 ± 1.71 | 4.75 ± 1.91 |
| (2) Biotechnologists (n = 30) | 4.36 ± 1.75 | 5.00 ± 1.65 | 4.76 ± 1.60 |
| (3) Biologists (n = 43) | 4.32 ± 1.58 | 5.24 ± 1.4710 | 4.55 ± 1.81 |
| (4) Policy makers (n = 40) | 4.44 ± 1.44 | 5.12 ± 1.38 | 4.70 ± 1.72 |
| (5) NGOs (n = 41) | 4.04 ± 1.60 | 4.69 ± 1.29 | 4.24 ± 1.70 |
| (6) Media (n = 38) | 4.18 ± 1.17 | 4.76 ± 1.20 | 4.51 ± 1.46 |
| (7) Politicians (n = 38) | 4.81 ± 1.4110 | 4.93 ± 1.47 | 4.57 ± 1.59 |
| (8) Islamic scholars (n = 47) | 3.79 ± 1.5712 | 4.66 ± 1.41 | 4.19 ± 1.3612 |
| (9) Buddhist scholars (n = 28) | 3.96 ± 0.7912 | 4.51 ± 0.9812 | 4.19 ± 0.9312 |
| (10) Christian scholars (n = 26) | 3.48 ± 1.001,7,12,13 | 4.19 ± 1.013,12 | 4.11 ± 1.0612 |
| (11) Hindu scholars (n = 26) | 4.12 ± 1.38 | 4.29 ± 1.51 | 3.49 ± 1.9512 |
| (12) Biology students (n = 46) | 4.91 ± 1.308,9,10 | 5.47 ± 1.049,10,13 | 5.31 ± 1.218,9,10,11,13 |
| (13) General public (n = 578) | 4.29 ± 1.2510 | 4.85 ± 1.2912 | 4.40 ± 1.4312 |
| Overall (n = 1017) | 4.29 ± 1.35 | 4.86 ± 1.33 | 4.44 ± 1.50 |
*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.