Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Ethnic and adoption attitudes among Guatemalan University students
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | M = 18.4, SD = 1.07, range = 18 through 28 |
Gender (%) | |
Male | 61.4 |
Female | 38.6 |
Year in school (%) | |
First year | 92.6 |
Second year | 2.8 |
Third year or more | 4.6 |
Ethnicity (from 0, Indigenous pole to 14, ladino pole) | M = 11.84, SD = 2.00 |
Religion (%) | |
Roman Catholic | 79.7 |
Other Christian | 9.9 |
Other | 10.5 |
Marital status (%) | |
Single | 99.4 |
Divorced | 0.6 |
Father’s occupation (%) | |
Professional | 89.5 |
Non-professional | 10.5 |
Mother’s occupation (%) | |
Professional | 63.9 |
Non-professional | 15.7 |
Homemaker | 20.5 |
Experience with adoption (%) | 54.6 |
Women | 64.2 |
Men | 48.1 |