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Socioeconomic Drivers of Conservation Commitment: Residents’ Willingness to Pay for Ecosystem Services Provided by Beaches in Lagos State, Nigeria

Research Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Vol 3, Issue 1

Table 1. Distribution of Socioeconomic Characteristics by Participants’ Willingness toPay

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