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Table 3 Social class and knowledge about human trafficking

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

Dependent Variables

Independent Variable: Social class

Lower class

Middle class

Higher class

People of what gender Can be trafficked?

P < .012

 Females

8%

27%

40%

 Males

0%

0%

0%

 Any gender

92%*

73%

60%

People of what age Can be trafficked?

P < .000

 Young

0%

15%

40%

 Mature

15%

25%

20%

 Any age

85%*

61%

40%

How often do you hear About this problem?

P < .169

 Weekly

66%

46%

66%

 Monthly

26%

37%

34%

 Yearly

8%

17%

0%

How many trafficking types Can you enumerate?

P < .382

 1 type

0%

2%

0%

 2 types

28%

25%

33%

 3 types+

72%

67%

53%

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