Table 1.
Match of variables between the Bicultural group and Western group.
| Bicultural group | Western group | Comparison of groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n (%) | mean (range) | n (%) | mean (range) | χ2 | t | p |
| MEG STUDY | |||||||
| Years exposure to Sub-Saharan African music | – | 9.9 (1–31) | – | 0 (0) | – | 4.40 | <0.01 |
| Years exposure to other non-Western music | – | 11.3 (0–30) | – | 5.2 (0–20) | – | 1.69 | 0.10 |
| Years exposure to Western music | – | 25.6 (17–39) | – | 27.1 (18–36) | – | 0.66 | 0.51 |
| Native language is Danish | 7 (54%) | – | 9 (75%) | – | 1.21 | – | 0.27 |
| Years living in Denmark | – | 17.3 (1–33) | – | 18.9 (1–30) | – | 0.42 | 0.68 |
| Years living in other countries | – | 9.0 (0–30) | – | 7.3 (0–32) | – | 0.38 | 0.71 |
| Age | – | 26.5 (19–39) | – | 27.3 (18–36) | – | 0.67 | 0.67 |
| Sex (females) | 6 (46%) | – | 7 (58%) | – | 0.37 | – | 0.54 |
| Goldsmith's Musical Sophistication Index factor 1 | – | 76.6 (58–96) | – | 76.7 (43–99) | – | 0.02 | 0.99 |
| Musical Ear Test for rhythm | – | 42.4 (31–48) | – | 39.9 (33–48) | – | 1.26 | 0.22 |
| WEB-BASED SURVEY | |||||||
| Years exposure to Sub-Saharan African music | – | 15.0 (1–39) | – | 0 (0) | – | 8.35 | <0.01 |
| Years exposure to other non-Western music | – | 13.6 (0–39) | – | 5.4 (0–31) | – | 3.30 | <0.01 |
| Years exposure to Western music | – | 28.2 (17–59) | – | 28.0 (18–65) | – | 0.09 | 0.93 |
| Age | – | 28.6 (18–59) | – | 28.0 (18–65) | – | 0.30 | 0.76 |
| Sex (females) | 19 (54%) | – | 26 (63%) | – | 0.42 | – | 0.42 |
| Goldsmith's Musical Sophistication Index factor 1 | – | 77.8 (58–101) | – | 74.8 (39–102) | – | 1.00 | 0.32 |
n shows number of participants with percentage of participants in the group in parenthesis. Continuous variables are tested statistically with independent samples t-tests and categorical variables with the Pearson chi-square χ2.