Item

Percentage of Correct Responses

χ2

How likely are genes to be a risk factor for obesity? 54% (n = 55) χ2 (12) = 12.43, p = .412
How likely are hormone problems to cause a person to be overweight or obese? 57% (n = 58) χ2 (9) = 11.61, p = .236
How likely is medicine to cause you to gain weight? 40% (n = 41) χ2 (12) = 15.00, p = .236
Note: Correct responses were calculated using the response categories “Likely” and “Very Likely.”
Table 4: Responses to Health and Obesity Questions by Discipline.