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. 2014 Apr 23;14:285. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-285

Table 3.

Construct validity in the student sample

  Severity Personal responsibility Awkwardness Avoidance Policy opposition Financial discrimination
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Male
2.78
1.88
2.60
1.55
2.26
2.47
 Female
2.84
1.71
2.64
1.41
1.85
2.01
 t-test (p value)
-0.60 (.552)
2.02 (.044)
-0.38 (.704)
2.31 (.022)
4.51 (<.001)
3.58 (<.001)
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20-29 years
2.82
1.82
2.72
1.47
1.98
2.20
 30+ years
2.82
1.62
2.42
1.39
1.93
2.02
 t-test (p value)
-0.01 (.992)
2.68 (.008)
3.10 (.002)
1.51 (.132)
0.58 (.561)
1.49 (.137)
Subject studied
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Life sciences/medical
2.74
1.74
2.46
1.40
1.95
1.11
 Other
2.89
1.77
2.75
1.49
1.98
1.18
 t-test (p value)
-1.55 (.121)
-0.41 (.683)
-3.08 (.002)
-1.82 (.069)
0.36 (.716)
-0.49 (.624)
Belief that lifestyle is cause
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
2.83
1.65
2.62
1.45
2.00
2.12
 Yes
2.81
1.95
2.64
1.45
1.90
2.17
 t-test (p value)
0.22 (.826)
-3.76 (<.001)
-0.20 (.838)
-0.14 (.886)
1.40 (.163)
-0.40 (.692)
Ever been around a person with cancer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Yes
2.81
1.71
2.59
1.43
1.94
2.13
 No
2.88
2.00
2.85
1.56
2.08
2.23
 t-test (p value)
-.58 (.563)
-2.81 (.005)
-2.15 (.032)
-1.91 (.057)
1.40 (.163)
-0.66 (.511)
Social desirability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Low score (0–5)
2.83
1.79
2.66
1.50
2.01
2.26
 High score (6–10)
2.81
1.73
2.59
1.40
1.91
2.01
 t-test (p value) 0.22 (.827) 0.85 (.397) 0.83 (.409) 2.09 (.037) 1.43 (.154) 2.22 (.027)