Table 2.

Mean differences between men and women in each age-group.

			Perceived Infectability				Germ Aversion
Age-Groups		n	M	SD	t	d	M	SD	t	d
18–21	♂	121	20.35	6.87			17.11	5.20
	♀	181	26.83	7.76	−7.44 ***	−0.88	18.97	6.42	−2.77 **	−0.32
22–35	♂	168	20.36	7.42			19.76	5.86
	♀	213	22.36	8.65	−2.43 *	−0.25	19.77	6.25	0.02	0.00
36–49	♂	100	19.12	7.70			20.83	6.26
	♀	101	18.44	6.59	0.67	0.10	22.32	6.28	−1.68	−0.24
50–64	♂	112	19.76	6.34			22.61	5.97
	♀	112	21.00	7.62	−1.33	−0.18	24.04	6.34	−1.74	−0.23
22–43	♂	224	20.01	7.59			19.88	5.97
	♀	267	21.56	8.49	−2.14 *	−0.19	20.40	6.47	−0.91	−0.08
44–64	♂	156	19.64	6.59			22.31	6.02
	♀	159	20.25	7.26	−0.78	−0.09	23.34	6.22	−1.50	−0.17
22–64	♂	380	19.86	7.19			20.88	6.10
	♀	426	21.07	8.07	−2.25 *	−0.16	21.50	6.53	−1.38	−0.10

♂ =Men; ♀= Women; M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; t = Student´s t-test; d = Cohen´s d; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.