CHAPTER IV

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the data gathered, analyzed and interpreted. It deals with the

perception of Coron School of Fisheries Senior High School students in the issue of same sex

marriage. It includes the students’ profile such as age, gender and religion.

1. PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

Table 1.1

SEX OF THE RESPONDENTS

N=100

GENDER FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

MALE 50 50%
FEMALE 50 50%
TOTAL 100 100%

The table above shows the sex of the respondents which is female and male. The female

respondents have a frequency of 50 out of 100 which is 50 percent and the male respondents

have a frequency of 50 out of 100 which is also 50 percent of the population. It implies that

there are equal number of respondents between male and female who shared their perception in

the issue of same sex marriage.

Table 1.2
 AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS

N=100

AGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE RANK

15 2 2% 6
16 19 19% 3
17 35 35% 1
18 30 30% 2
19 6 6% 4
20 4 4% 5
22 2 2% 6
23 1 1% 7
25 1 1% 7
TOTAL 100 100%

The table above shows the students’ age that is clustered into nine, ranging from 15, 16,

17,18,19,20,22,23,24, and 25 ages. The respondents who belongs to the age of 15 has a

frequency of 2 out of 100 which is equivalent to 2 percent. The respondents who belongs to the

age of 16 has a frequency of 19 out of 100 which is equivalent to 19 percent. The respondents

who belongs to the age of 17 has a frequency of 35 out of 100 which is equivalent to 35 percent.

The respondents who belongs to the age of 18 has a frequency of 30 out of 100 which is

equivalent to 30 percent. The respondents who belongs to the age of 19 has a frequency of 6 out

of 100 which is equivalent to 6 percent. The respondents who belongs to the age of 20 has a

frequency of 4 out of 100 which is equivalent to 4 percent. The respondents who belongs to the

age of 22 has a frequency of 2 out of 100 which is equivalent to 2 percent. The respondents who

belongs to the age of 23 has a frequency of 1 out of 100 which is equivalent to 1 percent. And the

respondents who belongs to the age of 25 has a frequency of 1 out of 100 which is equivalent to

1 percent of the population.

It implies that most of our respondents at the age of 17 who shared their perception in the

issue of same sex marriage and less are those in the aged of 23 and 25.

Table 1. 3

RELIGION OF THE RESPONDENTS

N=100
 RELIGION FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE RANK
CATHOLIC 23 23% 1
BAPTIST 22 22% 2
ISLAM 4 4% 6
IGLESIA NI 16 16% 4
CRISTO
DATING DAAN 2 2% 8
ADVENTIST 6 6% 5
BORN AGAIN 20 20% 3
ASSEMBLIS OF 4 4% 6
THE FIRST BORN
JEHOVA’S 3 3% 7
WITNESSES
TOTAL 100 100%

The table above shows the religion of the respondents, Catholic, Baptist, Islam, Iglesia ni

Cristo, Dating Daan, Adventist, Born Again,Others. The respondents who belong to the catholic

religion has the frequency of 23 out of 100 which is equivalent to 23 percent. The respondents

who belong to the Baptist religion has the frequency of 22 out of 100 which is equivalent to 22

percent. The respondents who belong to the Baptist religion has the frequency of 22 out of 100

which is equivalent to 22 percent. The respondents who belong to the Islam religion has the

frequency of 4 out of 100 which is equivalent to 4 percent. The respondents who belong to the

Iglesia ni Cristo religion has the frequency of 16 out of 100 which is equivalent to 16 percent.

The respondents who belong to the Dating Daan religion has the frequency of 2 out of 100 which

is equivalent to 2 percent. The respondents who belong to the Adventist religion has the

frequency of 6 out of 100 which is equivalent to 6 percent. The respondents who belong to the

Born Again religion has the frequency of 20 out of 100 which is equivalent to 20 percent. And

the respondents who belong to the other religion has the frequency of 7 out of 100 which is

equivalent to 7 percent.

It indicates most of our respondents are Catholic type of religion and less are those in the

Dating Daan type of religion.

2. THE PERCEPTION OF CORON SCHOOL OF FISHERIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS IN THE ISSUE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE

 Table 2

STATEMENT MEAN INTERPRETATION

Aware of same sex marriage. 2.45 MAYBE
Agree with this issue. 1.63 NO
Feeling good when they hear 1.43 YES
the word same sex marriage.
Right to be legal. 1.42 NO

Like to support the legalism 1.51 NO

of same sex marriage.

A good benefit in our 1.6 NO

country.
A difference between a 2.48 NO
normal couple and same sex
couple.

Like to live in a country 1.58 NO

where gay and lesbian
couples are legally married.

Have a family member or 1.64 NO

relative that wants to be
involved in same sex
marriage, which like to agree.
TOTAL 1.93111 NO
Note:
Yes 1-1.49 No 1.5-2.49 Maybe 2.5-3

The table above shows the perception of senior high school students in the issue of same

sex marriage in terms of different category consolidated from the evaluation sheet that can be

seen in the first column of the table which is the statement. It revealed that all the given

statement above interpreted as no. As you can see the 7 th statement gained the highest mean of

2.48 and interpreted as no which means that our respondents’ having a perception that there is no

difference between a normal couple and same sex couple. While the 6th statement gained the

lowest mean of 1.6 and interpreted as no which means that our respondents are having a

perception in the issue of same sex marriage that there is no good bring benefits in our country.

3. SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STUDENTS PROFILE AND THE

PERCEPTION OF CORON SCHOOL OF FISHERIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS IN THE ISSUE OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE

 Table 3

PROFILE P-VALUE INTERPRETATION DECISION

GENDER 0.920785 NOT SIGNIFICANT REJECT H1
AGE 0.867394 NOT SIGNIFICANT REJECT H1
RELIGION 0.312018 NOT SIGNIFICANT REJECT H1
Note: P-value > 0.05 Not Significant P-value < 0.05 Significant

The table 3 above shows the profile of the respondents, P-value, and the interpretation of

data. The gender of the respondents has the p-value of 0.920785 which means that there is no

significant relationship between there sex and their perception in the issue of same sex marriage.

The age of the respondents has the p-value of 0.867394 which means that there is no significant

relationship also between there age and their perception in the issue of same sex marriage. And

last profile of the respondents is the religion that has the p-value of 0.312018 which means that

there is a significant relationship between their religion and their perception in the issue of same

sex marriage.

It implies among the three profile of the respondents that we don’t have accept decision

in profile of the respondents and their perception in same sex marriage.