Survey Items Achieving a Significant Gender-Based Difference
| Item | Gender | Frequency Reported (%) | Significance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Frequently | Always | |||
| Told fees are excessive | Male | 34.8 | 56.5 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | p = .010 |
| Female | 72.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Felt adequately prepared to testify despite court's ruling against opinion | Male | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.4 | 56.5 | 21.7 | p = .040 |
| Female | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Feel confident in opinions | Male | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 34.8 | p = .033 |
| Female | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 88.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Feels case's desired outcome was due to expert's effective testimony | Male | 0.0 | 4.3 | 39.1 | 56.5 | 0.0 | p = .001 |
| Female | 0.0 | 4.0 | 84.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | ||
| No Impact | Low Impact | Moderate Impact | High Impact | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact of expert's testimony on case's outcome | Male | 0.0 | 4.3 | 39.1 | 56.5 | p = .018 |
| Female | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 24.0 | ||
| Impact of academic productivity in selection of expert | Male | 0.0 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 0.0 | p = .002 |
| Female | 12.0 | 28.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 |