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Table 6 Chi-square between attitude score and demographic variables of parents, N = 50

From: Knowledge of child sexual abuse and attitudes towards reporting it among teachers and parents of children studying in selected primary schools of Udupi Taluk, India

Variables

Attitude

χ2

df

p value

Favorable

Unfavorable

Age

 20–30

5

2

6.37

3

0.09

 31–40

19

3

 41–50

9

7

 Above 50

5

0

Gender

 Male

11

3

0.07

1

0.79

 Female

27

9

Education

 Less than PUC

5

3

3.84

4

0.42

 Graduation

19

7

 Post-graduation and above

5

2

 Diploma

4

0

 Other

5

0

Marital status

 Married

36

11

3.80

3

0.28

 Separated

1

0

 Divorced

0

1

 Widowed

1

0

Area of residence

 Urban

27

6

1.80

1

0.18

 Rural

11

6

Occupation

 Unemployed

10

4

3.48

3

0.32

 Government employee

4

3

 Private job

18

5

 Self-employment/ business

6

0

Number of children below 12 years

 One

10

4

1.21

3

0.75

 Two

18

4

 Three

9

4

 Four & above

1

0

Monthly family income (in Rupees)

 < 5000

5

2

1.08

3

0.78

 5001–15,000

12

5

 15,001–30,000

9

3

 > 30,000

12

2

Source of information on CSA

 TV

19

5

4.6

4

0.33

 Newspaper

5

4

 Social media

7

3

 Other

7

0

  1. df degree of freedom, χ2 chi-square, *significant at p =  < 0.053