As Michael Deardeuff has already pointed out, in this particular case, maps are a good answer.
But the generic answer to "I have a lot of if (var == value) statements" is "use switch (var)." A switch reads better - it lets you read a single path and ignore the rest, knowing they won't be used for this value. For example:
function test(radioResults) {
roll = parseFloat(parent.roll); // This is unused
switch (radioResults[1].toString())
{
case '7707330':
gender = 'boy';
break;
case '7707333':
gender = 'girl';
break;
case '7707336':
gender = 'both';
break;
default:
/* Your code ignores the possibility of an unexpected value */
}
switch (radioResults[0].toString())
{
case '7707341':
maori(gender);
break;
case '7707344':
pasifika(gender);
break;
case '7707347':
all(gender);
break;
default:
/* Your code ignores the possibility of an unexpected value */
}
}
Or, in this simple case, even:
function test(radioResults) {
switch (radioResults[1].toString())
{
case '7707330': gender = 'boy'; break;
case '7707333': gender = 'girl'; break;
case '7707336': gender = 'both'; break;
}
switch (radioResults[0].toString())
{
case '7707341': maori(gender); break;
case '7707344': pasifika(gender); break;
case '7707347': all(gender); break;
}
}