Table 1 General characteristics of the respondents1
From: Public perception of the performance of Czech forest ecosystem services
Characteristics | Bohemia (n = 1006) | Moravia (n = 503) | Total (N = 1509) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 50.0 (503) | 49.9 (251) | 50.0 (754) | 1.000 |
Age (years) | 42.5 ± 13.3 | 41.4 ± 13.6 | 42.2 ± 13.4 | 0.138 |
Age group | ||||
- 18–24 years | 10.1 (102) | 14.5 (73) | 11.6 (175) | 0.043 |
- 25–54 years | 66.1 (665) | 63.2 (318) | 65.1 (983) |  |
- 55–65 years | 23.8 (239) | 22.3 (112) | 23.3 (351) |  |
Education level | ||||
- High school (no maturita) | 41.0 (412) | 40.4 (203) | 40.8 (615) | 0.917 |
- High school (maturita) | 37.1 (373) | 38.2 (192) | 37.4 (565) | Â |
- Higher education | 22.0 (221) | 21.5 (108) | 21.8 (329) | Â |
Size of the town | ||||
- < 5000 inhabitants | 37.7 (379) | 40.2 (202) | 38.5 (581) | 0.003 |
- 5000– < 20,000 inhabitants | 20.5 (206) | 14.5 (73) | 18.5 (279) |  |
- 20,000– < 100,000 inhabitants | 18.3 (184) | 24.5 (123) | 20.3 (307) |  |
- ≥ 100,000 inhabitants | 23.6 (237) | 20.9 (105) | 22.7 (34.2) |  |
Frequency of forest visits | ||||
- Several times a week | 15.7 (158) | 10.1 (51) | 13.9 (209) |  < 0.001 |
- Once a week | 27.7 (279) | 24.9 (125) | 26.8 (404) | Â |
- Once a month | 36.1 (363) | 35.8 (180) | 36.0 (543) | Â |
- One or two times a year | 16.1 (162) | 22.1 (111) | 18.1 (273) | Â |
- Less than once a year or never | 4.4 (44) | 7.2 (36) | 5.3 (80) | Â |