Table 4 T-tests on the differences in the mean values of the attitudes between the higher science literacy group and the lower science literacy group towards gene-edited foods
Item | Group | mean | sd | Df | t (Welch’s test) | p-value | Group mean difference [95% CI] | Cohen’s d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | 1. Increasing size of livestock by 20% (increase by a factor of 1.2) | High | 2.95 | 1.15 | 4112.31 | 1.60 | 0.109 | 0.052 [− 0.012, 0.116] | 0.048 |
Low | 2.90 | 1.01 | |||||||
2. Increasing size of livestock by 50% (increase by a factor of 1.5) | High | 2.76 | 1.17 | 4107.94 | 0.02 | 0.985 | 0.001 [− 0.064, 0.065] | 0.001 | |
Low | 2.76 | 1.02 | |||||||
3. Making livestock more resistant to disease | High | 3.72 | 1.03 | 4218.48 | 4.02 | 0.000 | 0.120 [0.062, 0.179] | 0.121 | |
Low | 3.60 | 0.96 | |||||||
4. Improving nutritional value of livestock | High | 3.46 | 1.12 | 4118.04 | 0.92 | 0.356 | 0.029 [− 0.033, 0.091] | 0.028 | |
Low | 3.43 | 0.98 | |||||||
5. Improving the taste of livestock | High | 3.50 | 1.12 | 4141.29 | 1.60 | 0.110 | 0.051 [− 0.012, 0.114] | 0.048 | |
Low | 3.45 | 1.00 | |||||||
V | 1. Increasing size of vegetables by 20% (increase by a factor of 1.2) | High | 3.26 | 1.10 | 4123.92 | 4.26 | 0.000 | 0.133 [0.072, 0.194] | 0.129 |
Low | 3.13 | 0.97 | |||||||
2. Increasing size of vegetables by 50% (increase by a factor of 1.5) | High | 3.07 | 1.14 | 4099.44 | 2.85 | 0.004 | 0.091 [0.028, 0.154] | 0.086 | |
Low | 2.98 | 0.99 | |||||||
3. Making vegetables more resistant to disease | High | 3.81 | 1.01 | 4240.20 | 5.90 | 0.000 | 0.172 [0.115, 0.229] | 0.178 | |
Low | 3.64 | 0.94 | |||||||
4. Improving the nutritional value of vegetables | High | 3.75 | 1.01 | 4198.22 | 3.09 | 0.002 | 0.094 [0.034, 0.153] | 0.093 | |
Low | 3.66 | 0.96 | |||||||
5. Improving the taste of vegetables | High | 3.70 | 1.08 | 4147.82 | 2.59 | 0.010 | 0.079 [0.019, 0.140] | 0.078 | |
Low | 3.62 | 0.96 |