Table 3.
Mean fatalism scores by level of education and race (N=389)
| Fatalism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of Education | White | AA | Total | Mean (SD) | Range | |
| Completed high school or less | 19 | 53 | 72 | 2.24 (0.77) | 1–5 | |
| Some college or vocational training | 62 | 49 | 111 | 1.95 (0.61) | 1–3.64 |
F=11.29; 95%CI=1.87 to 2.0* |
| College & post-graduate degree | 162 | 44 | 206 | 1.83 (0.57) | 1–5 | |
| Total | 243 | 146 | 389 | 1.94 (0.64) | 1–5 | |
| χ2=65.03; (p<0.001)* | ||||||