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Table 49 (Question VI.4) Caring about whether your opinions are the same as othersDo you careabout whetheryour opinionsare the same asotherscare a lotCountStudent categoryAustralianInternationalTotalAustralia25 110 135Percentage 6.6% 17.4% 13.3%care a little Count 143 258 401Percentage 37.6% 40.8% 39.6%do not care Count 183 237 420Percentage 48.2% 37.4% 41.5%Countonly in the firstsemester29 28 57Percentage 7.6% 4.4% 5.6%Total Count 380 633 1013Percentage 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Table 49 shows that many local students do not care whether their opinions are thesame as others compared with international students (48.2% vs. 37.4%), whereas17.4% of international students care a lot about this compared with local (17.4% vs.6.6%).Question VI.5. Do you insist on your opinion when it conflicts with others’?Table 50 (Question VI.5) Insisting on your opinion when it conflicts with others'Do you insiston youropinion whenit conflictswith others'alwaysCountStudent category TotalAustralian International Australia61 110 171Percentage 16.3% 17.5% 17.1%not often Count 209 346 555Percentage 55.7% 55.2% 55.4%never Count 60 88 148Percentage 16.0% 14.0% 14.8%only if conflict iswith otherCount32 52 84studentsPercentage 8.5% 8.3% 8.4%only if conflict is Countwith teachers13 31 44Percentage 3.5% 4.9% 4.4%Total Count 375 627 1002Percentage 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Table 50 shows that both local and international students would behave the same ifthey found their opinion conflicted with others. More than half on average (55.4%)would not often insist on their opinion and 17.1% would always insist on theiropinion.40