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Table 2 The level of education and knowledge about human trafficking

From: Public perception of human trafficking: a case study of Moldova

Dependent Variables

Independent Variable: Years of education

less 9 years

9–12

13–15

16+

People of what gender Can be trafficked?

P < .042

 Females

21%

28%

43%

33%

 Males

2%

0%

0%

0%

 Any gender

77%*

72%

57%

67%

People of what age Can be trafficked?

P < .88

 Young

20%

22%

26%

22%

 Mature

20%

20%

26%

19%

 Any age

60%

57%

47%

59%

How often do you hear About this problem?

P < .002

 Weekly

46%

48%

37%

28%

 Monthly

44%

32%

22%

33%

 Yearly

10%*

20%

41%

39%

How many trafficking types Can you enumerate?

P < .034

 1 type

10%

13%

7%

15%

 2 types

38%

27%

50%

23%

 3 types+

53%

59%

44%

63%*

  1. Note: Sample size =300. Cell entries are results of descriptive statistics (crosstabulations)
  2. *p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001