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more slowly than young people”, “More than 15 % of the Slovenian pop
ulation is older than 65 years” and “The average net pension is less than €
570 in 2014, which is below the poverty line (as defined by the Slovenian
government)”. All other claims are incorrect. The internal consistency of
the measurement scale is low (α = 0.62), but still satisfactory.
Procedure
Data were collected through online survey (1KA). The measuring instru
ment was rationally and empirically tested and supplemented and amen
ded in accordance with the findings. Before sampling, we sent principals
of the secondary schools in Maribor a letter of consent and asked them for
help in motivating students to complete the online survey. School coun
sellors provided a link to e-classrooms, where students filled out the on
line survey; teachers also forwarded the online survey to students during
Informatics lessons within their regular classes. We used a quantitative
survey research method, which contained questions of closed and open
type and a Likert Scale. The questionnaire comprised three sets of que
stions relating to ageism, knowledge about aging and socio-demographic
data.
Statistical Analyses
The data were statistically analysed in accordance with the purposes and
research predictions, using the statistical software package SPSS 21. Quan
titative data analysis was based on descriptive statistics (frequencies, me
ans, standard deviations), and bivariant analysis (Mann-Whitney U-test
and Spearman’s Correlation). Internal consistency of the scales was mea
sured by Cronbach’s Alpha.
Results
Firstly, the extent of knowledge about aging among the high school stu
dents in the survey was determined. The data in Figure 2 show that only
22.9 % of respondents have “good” knowledge on aging, while most of
them (71.3 %) have “average” knowledge about aging and 5.8 % “poor”
knowledge on aging.
Regarding the quantity and characteristics of knowledge about ag
ing among young people, unlike some previous studies (Allan and John
son, 2009; Palmore, 1998; Scott, Minichiello and Browning, 1998), who
reported young people’s poor knowledge about old age, we found that the
majority of these young people (71.3 %) had an average level of knowledge
about aging.
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more slowly than young people”, “More than 15 % of the Slovenian pop
ulation is older than 65 years” and “The average net pension is less than €
570 in 2014, which is below the poverty line (as defined by the Slovenian
government)”. All other claims are incorrect. The internal consistency of
the measurement scale is low (α = 0.62), but still satisfactory.
Procedure
Data were collected through online survey (1KA). The measuring instru
ment was rationally and empirically tested and supplemented and amen
ded in accordance with the findings. Before sampling, we sent principals
of the secondary schools in Maribor a letter of consent and asked them for
help in motivating students to complete the online survey. School coun
sellors provided a link to e-classrooms, where students filled out the on
line survey; teachers also forwarded the online survey to students during
Informatics lessons within their regular classes. We used a quantitative
survey research method, which contained questions of closed and open
type and a Likert Scale. The questionnaire comprised three sets of que
stions relating to ageism, knowledge about aging and socio-demographic
data.
Statistical Analyses
The data were statistically analysed in accordance with the purposes and
research predictions, using the statistical software package SPSS 21. Quan
titative data analysis was based on descriptive statistics (frequencies, me
ans, standard deviations), and bivariant analysis (Mann-Whitney U-test
and Spearman’s Correlation). Internal consistency of the scales was mea
sured by Cronbach’s Alpha.
Results
Firstly, the extent of knowledge about aging among the high school stu
dents in the survey was determined. The data in Figure 2 show that only
22.9 % of respondents have “good” knowledge on aging, while most of
them (71.3 %) have “average” knowledge about aging and 5.8 % “poor”
knowledge on aging.
Regarding the quantity and characteristics of knowledge about ag
ing among young people, unlike some previous studies (Allan and John
son, 2009; Palmore, 1998; Scott, Minichiello and Browning, 1998), who
reported young people’s poor knowledge about old age, we found that the
majority of these young people (71.3 %) had an average level of knowledge
about aging.
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