| Items |
Frequency % |
Pearson Chi-square Tests |
| **** |
*** |
** |
* |
Gender |
Age |
Ed. |
Income |
| Science moves us away from God |
8.2 |
23.0 |
29.0 |
39.8 |
27.858 |
9.732 |
12.504 |
15.695 |
| .000* |
.021* |
.052 |
.206 |
| Scientific research can endanger lives |
12.6 |
42 |
32.7 |
12.6 |
10.592 |
7.386 |
14.974 |
13.162 |
| .014* |
.061 |
.020* |
.357 |
| We should be more sceptical of discoveries and inventions |
8.8 |
27.5 |
35.7 |
28 |
7.138 |
15.768 |
30.030 |
36.667 |
| .068 |
.001* |
.000* |
.000* |
| We should guide our lives based on religion, not science |
6.9 |
19.1 |
33.6 |
40.3 |
13.643 |
1.675 |
10.938 |
68.833 |
| .003* |
.642 |
.090 |
.000* |
| I think the month in which I was born has an influence on my personality |
13.6 |
39.2 |
21.4 |
25.8 |
54.190 |
2.174 |
3.132 |
22.737 |
| .000* |
.537 |
.792 |
.030* |
| It often happens to me to feel the negative / positive energy around me |
20.6 |
39.5 |
22.4 |
17.5 |
89.470 |
3.257 |
1.483 |
41.149 |
| .000* |
.354 |
.961 |
.000* |
| I think there are signs which are sent to us to warn us about possible future events |
16.2 |
41.3 |
25 |
17.4 |
56.430 |
3.057 |
6.704 |
44.146 |
| .000* |
.383 |
.349 |
.000* |
| I believe that the testimonies of people who went through clinical death are real |
17.4 |
41.9 |
28.5 |
12.2 |
47.033 |
.658 |
6.741 |
23.865 |
| .000* |
.883 |
.345 |
.021* |
| I think that miracles are more common than people expect |
26.1 |
37.8 |
22.3 |
13.8 |
63.749 |
3.544 |
7.796 |
58.964 |
| .000* |
.315 |
.253 |
.000* |
| Some numbers are luckier for me than others |
10.4 |
27.1 |
29.5 |
33.1 |
23.896 |
2.790 |
4.757 |
48.587 |
| .000* |
.425 |
.575 |
.000* |
| There are no coincidences, just messages sent with a specific purpose |
14.7 |
33.5 |
32.1 |
19.7 |
39.490 |
.962 |
4.562 |
35.956 |
| .000* |
.810 |
.601 |
.000* |
| I believe that after death the souls of people remain near their loved ones |
11.3 |
31.4 |
29.6 |
27.8 |
39.249 |
2.014 |
11.711 |
70.841 |
| .000* |
.569 |
.069 |
.000* |
| The position of the planets has an influence on the events of everyday life |
11.1 |
32.4 |
29.1 |
27.5 |
24.823 |
3.917 |
12.647 |
41.032 |
| .000* |
.271 |
.049* |
.000* |
| I think there are people who have extrasensory powers |
17.6 |
38.8 |
24.6 |
19 |
8.501 |
34.601 |
24.547 |
22.607 |
| .037* |
.000* |
.000* |
.031* |
| Scientific researchers should be allowed to experiment on animals |
13.1 |
36.2 |
28.8 |
21.9 |
78.519 |
43.997 |
36.876 |
37.872 |
| .000* |
.000* |
.000* |
.000* |
| Faith healing is a valid alternative to conventional medicine |
13.7 |
33.9 |
26.7 |
25.7 |
16.981 |
2.362 |
8.356 |
33.632 |
| .001* |
.501 |
.213 |
.001* |
| We should not vaccinate our children because it is a dangerous practice with many adverse effects such as the development of autism |
9.3 |
22.7 |
31 |
37.1 |
5.868 |
10.252 |
18.528 |
36.753 |
| .118 |
.017* |
.005* |
.000* |
| I think all medical treatments should be based on scientific evidence |
46.5 |
38.4 |
11.8 |
3.4 |
2.826 |
2.848 |
13.602 |
24.053 |
| .419 |
.416 |
.034* |
.020* |
| I do not think we should change the human body as God created us so |
25.7 |
30 |
24.4 |
19.8 |
6.256 |
4.723 |
28.166 |
53.377 |
| .100 |
.193 |
.000* |
.000* |
| People should regularly detox their bodies to eliminate toxins accumulated in the body |
38.6 |
43.8 |
13.1 |
4.5 |
18.247 |
.974 |
2.975 |
14.049 |
| .000* |
.808 |
.812 |
.298 |
| I think doctors should rely more on intuition than on scientific research |
5.6 |
18.9 |
34.3 |
41.1 |
8.617 |
21.659 |
17.074 |
18.723 |
| .035* |
.000* |
.009* |
.095 |
| **** = total agreement; ***=partial agreement; **=partial disagreement; *=total disagreement. Gender categories: male, female; Age categories: 18-25, 26-35. Education categories: highschool/vocational school, undergraduate/ college, postgraduate (MA, PhD); Income categories: None, < 1000 lei, 1000-1500 lei, 1500-3000 lei, > 3000 lei. |
