. 2022 Apr 16;18:33. doi: 10.1186/s13002-022-00525-9

Table 8.

Pairwise correlations between education levels (Q5) and Q7, Q8

Variables	Self-professed awareness of Kedayan calendar (Q7)	Self-professed knowledge of Kedayan calendar (Q8)
Primary school	0.079 (0.420)	− 0.027 (0.781)
Secondary school	0.083 (0.396)	0.236** (0.014)
Diploma	− 0.147 (0.131)	− 0.103 (0.291)
Undergraduate	− 0.003 (0.976)	− 0.106 (0.277)
Postgraduate	− 0.039 (0.692)	− 0.063 (0.517)
Ph.D.	0.167 (0.085)	− 0.019 (0.845)
Other	0.032 (0.746)	− 0.033 (0.732)

Variables

Self-professed awareness of Kedayan calendar (Q7)

Self-professed knowledge of Kedayan calendar (Q8)

Primary school

0.079

(0.420)

− 0.027

(0.781)

Secondary school

0.083

(0.396)

0.236**

(0.014)

Diploma

− 0.147

(0.131)

− 0.103

(0.291)

Undergraduate

− 0.003

(0.976)

− 0.106

(0.277)

Postgraduate

− 0.039

(0.692)

− 0.063

(0.517)

Ph.D.

0.167

(0.085)

− 0.019

(0.845)

Other

0.032

(0.746)

− 0.033

(0.732)

There is a very weak and statistically significant correlation between secondary school education and self-professed knowledge of Kedayan calendar (r = 0.236, p < 0.05) alone. The overall results indicate that level of formal education does not determine self-professed awareness and knowledge on Kedayan calendar

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1