Relationship between demographic features and perception of homosexuality of religion and ethics students of Central Philippine University

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the relationship between certain demographic features and attitude towards homosexuality of two sections of Religion and Ethics 1 students of the First Semester of the Academic Year 2013-2014 of Central Philippine University. This study made use of a one shot survey questionnaire with two parts that surveyed demographic features and perception of homosexuality respectively. The research also aimed to determine if such variables affect their perception of homosexuality. The total number of respondents was 69 students out of the 83 identified respondents. The survey showed that majority are females, 17 years old, with families that belong to the middle class bracket, are from the municipalities and graduates of public high schools. Most of their parents are college graduates, and their fathers are employed, while their mothers are housewives. Most have negative perceptions of both cross-dressing and same sex marriage. In terms of relationship, demographic features such as family size, total monthly family income, age, religious affiliation, location of home address, educational level of parents, and occupation of parents, have no significant relationship with their perception of homosexuality. Only gender was found to have a significant relationship with the perception of homosexuality. This means that males and females have different perceptions of homosexuality.