Socioeconomic Drivers of Conservation Commitment: Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Ecosystem Services Provided by Beaches in Lagos State, Nigeria
Table 1.
Distribution of Socioeconomic Characteristics by Participants’ Willingness toPay
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Yes (n = 159) |
No (n = 20) |
Maybe (n = 42) |
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| Variables |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Mean |
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| Age |
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| 18 - 25 |
14 |
8.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
11.90 |
29.69 |
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| 26 - 33 |
79 |
49.69 |
1 |
5.00 |
31 |
73.81 |
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| 34 - 41 |
46 |
28.93 |
5 |
25.00 |
6 |
14.29 |
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| 42 - 49 |
16 |
10.06 |
8 |
40.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Above 49 |
4 |
2.52 |
6 |
30.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
59 |
37.11 |
7 |
35.00 |
20 |
47.62 |
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| Male |
100 |
62.89 |
13 |
65.00 |
22 |
52.38 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Marital status |
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| Single |
87 |
54.72 |
2 |
10.00 |
29 |
69.05 |
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| Married |
67 |
42.14 |
17 |
85.00 |
11 |
26.19 |
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| Co-habiting/Partners |
5 |
3.14 |
0 |
0.00 |
11 |
26.19 |
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| Widowed |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
5.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Education |
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|
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| No formal education |
2 |
1.26 |
9 |
45.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Secondary |
12 |
7.55 |
5 |
25.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
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| Post-secondary |
145 |
91.19 |
6 |
30.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Employment status |
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|
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|
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| Unemployed |
7 |
4.40 |
1 |
5.00 |
4 |
9.52 |
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| Self employed |
29 |
18.24 |
16 |
80.00 |
6 |
14.29 |
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| Employed |
122 |
76.73 |
3 |
15.00 |
30 |
71.43 |
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| Prefer not to say |
1 |
0.63 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
4.76 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Income |
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| Less than N50,000 |
11 |
6.92 |
1 |
5.00 |
2 |
4.76 |
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| N50,000 - N149,999 |
50 |
31.45 |
5 |
25.00 |
17 |
40.48 |
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| N150,000 - N249,999 |
25 |
15.72 |
2 |
10.00 |
6 |
14.29 |
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| Above N249,999 |
56 |
35.22 |
3 |
15.00 |
6 |
14.29 |
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|
| Prefer not to say |
17 |
10.69 |
9 |
45.00 |
11 |
26.19 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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| Household size |
|
|
|
|
|
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| <= 3 |
64 |
40.25 |
1 |
5.00 |
18 |
42.86 |
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| 4-6 |
81 |
50.94 |
16 |
80.00 |
16 |
38.10 |
4.00 |
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| 7-9 |
12 |
7.55 |
2 |
10.00 |
7 |
16.67 |
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| > 9 |
2 |
1.26 |
1 |
5.00 |
1 |
2.38 |
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| Total |
159 |
100.00 |
20 |
100.00 |
42 |
100.00 |
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