Table 2.
Agreement (score on ‘agree’) by characteristics of respondent
| N | Mean (95% CI) | SD | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 161 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 0.124** |
| Female | 239 | 14.2 | 3.7 | |
| Year | ||||
| First year | 232 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 0.009** |
| Final year | 168 | 15.1 | 3.9 | |
| Graduate | ||||
| Graduate entry | 187 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 0.009** |
| Non graduate entry | 213 | 14.2 | 3.9 | |
| Belief | ||||
| Belief in god | 274 | 13.8 | 3.9 | <0.0005** |
| No belief in god | 126 | 16.2 | 3.5 | |
| Background | ||||
| Christian | 179 | 15.4 (14.8–16.0) | 3.9 | F=12.7; p<0.0005** |
| Hindu | 66 | 14.6 (13.7–15.6) | 3.7 | |
| Muslim | 88 | 12.1 (11.4–12.9) | 3.5 | |
| Other | 33 | 14.7 (13.5–16.0) | 3.5 | |
| None | 34 | 15.7 (14.5–17.0) | 3.5 | |
| Age | ||||
| NA | NA | NA | 0.015 (r2=0.122 for correlation of age with ‘agree’) |
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*Two respondents did not give their age
**Based on ANOVA (Levene’s test for homogeneity of variance p=0.193)