Research Article
Social Capital and Technological Literacy in Taiwan
Table 1
Summary of position-generated variables.
| | Variables | Mean or percent | Gender significance | | Sample | Males | Females |
| | Extensity | 6.60 | 6.82 | 6.40 | 0.066 | | Upper reachability | 66.79 | 66.32 | 67.23 | 0.386 | | Range of prestige | 41.67 | 41.39 | 41.93 | 0.601 | | Accessed positions | | | | | | Physician (78) | 53.1% | 51.8% | 54.3% | 0.432 | | Lawyer (73) | 26.5 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 0.785 | | Owner of large factory/firm (70) | 25.5 | 28.0 | 23.2 | 0.072 | | Assemblymen/women (69) | 23.6 | 27.0 | 20.4 | 0.010 | | Manger of large factory/firm (62) | 36.6 | 38.4 | 35.0 | 0.259 | | High school teachers (60) | 50.1 | 52.4 | 48.0 | 0.148 | | Division head (55) | 29.2 | 30.6 | 27.9 | 0.353 | | Reporter (55) | 21.4 | 24.4 | 18.6 | 0.022 | | Nurse (54) | 65.6 | 57.5 | 73.1 | 0.000 | | Owner of small factory/firm (48) | 52.9 | 57.3 | 48.9 | 0.005 | | Police (40) | 54.4 | 54.1 | 54.7 | 0.856 | | Electrician (36) | 55.8 | 61.8 | 50.3 | 0.000 | | Truck driver (31) | 37.6 | 45.0 | 30.8 | 0.000 | | Office workman/guard (26) | 82.7 | 83.7 | 81.7 | 0.381 | | Housemaid, cleaning worker (22) | 45.2 | 43.9 | 46.4 | 0.430 |
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