7. Subjective class position distribution in the sample and reference data Source: the survey being reported and Villaverde Cabral et al. (2000).
8. Political orientation in the sample and reference data Source: the survey being reported and Standard Eurobarometer 59 / Spring 2003 .
9. Reading habits in the sample and reference data Source: the survey being reported and Freitas et al. (1997).
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12. Histogram of the summative index distribution Source: the survey being reported . Given the scale’s distribution departure from normality, the bivariate comparisons were made through a nonparametric alternative to ANOVA, namely Kruskal-Wallis H.
13. Effect of gender as relation on the sympathy scale Source: the survey being reported .
14. Effect of age as relation on the sympathy scale Source: the survey being reported .
15. Effect of ecologic practice as a fictional person characteristic on the sympathy scale Source: the survey being reported .
16. Effect of the fictional person’s political orientation on the sympathy scale Source: the survey being reported .
17. Effect of reading essays as relation on the sympathy scale Source: the survey being reported .