Table 7 Agreement with Jaddo’s statement and definitions of a calling
Categorical variables | Total (n = 1048) | With a calling (n = 428) | Without a calling (n = 620) | Test statistic (d.f.2) | p value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaddo’s statement |  |  |  |  |  |
Level of agreement | 5 (0—10) | 4 (0—10) | 5 (0—10) | t(917) = 10.37 |  < 0.0001 **** |
Definition of calling | |||||
Internal summons [%(#)] | 48.95 (513) | 54.20 (232) | 45.32 (281) | χ2(1) = 7.644 | 0.0057** |
Passion [%(#)] | 66.12 (693) | 77.10 (330) | 58.55 (363) | χ2(1) = 43.39 |  < 0.0001 **** |
Sense of purpose in life [%(#)] | 43.41 (455) | 55.37 (237) | 35.16 (218) | χ2(1) = 42.71 |  < 0.0001 **** |
Being in the right place [%(#)] | 44.27 (464) | 55.37 (237) | 36.61 (227) | χ2(1) = 36.69 |  < 0.0001 **** |
External summons [%(#)] | 31.01 (325) | 30.37 (130) | 31.45 (195) | χ2(1) = 0.05 | NS |
Predisposition [%(#)] | 22.71 (238) | 21.96 (94) | 23.23 (144) | χ2(1) = 0.12 | NS |
Sacrifice [%(#)] | 13.64 (143) | 16.35 (70) | 11.77 (73) | χ2(1) = 4.32 | 0.0377* |
Feeling elected/being chosen [%(#)] | 9.55 (100) | 3.97 (17) | 13.39 (83) | χ2(1) = 26.45 |  < 0.0001 **** |