2007 Summaries of Wildlife Research Findings - Minnesota State ...

Media Resources
Table 4-13: Trust and reliability of media sources: The Web or internet
N Not at all Seldom Occasionally Frequently Always Mean
Statewide 1 841 20.2% 21.4% 37.0% 18.8% 2.5% 2.6
METRO 364 13.5% 24.2% 39.0% 21.4% 1.9% 2.7
NONMETRO 515 22.5% 20.4% 35.9% 18.4% 2.7% 2.6
χ2 =12.800*; Cramer’s V = 0.121
F=4.642*;
η=0.073
1 A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
Table 4-14: Trust and reliability of media sources: Minneapolis Star-Tribune
N Not at all Seldom Occasionally Frequently Always Mean
Statewide 1 841 33.5% 20.3% 30.2% 14.7% 1.2% 2.3
METRO 365 25.8% 23.3% 33.2% 15.6% 2.2% 2.5
NONMETRO 515 35.7% 18.8% 29.1% 15.5% 0.8% 2.3
χ2 =13.036*; Cramer’s V = 0.122
F=5.813*;
η=0.081
1
A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
Table 4-15: Trust and reliability of media sources: St. Paul Pioneer Press
N Not at all Seldom Occasionally Frequently Always Mean
Statewide 1 838 37.5% 25.0% 27.1% 9.6% 0.8% 2.1
METRO 363 30.0% 27.8% 29.5% 11.6% 1.1% 2.3
NONMETRO 512 40.2% 23.4% 26.2% 9.6% 0.6% 2.1
χ2 =10.131*; Cramer’s V = 0.108
F=7.044**;
η=0.089
1
A stratified sample based on region of residence was drawn. Statewide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan
proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.
n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001
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