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Table 6 Results of post hoc Tukey test: variables related to reasons for biomass fuels ( N= 240)

From: Rural households’ preferences and attitudes towards biomass fuels - results from a comprehensive field survey in Bangladesh

Variables

Parameters

Regions

Socio-economic groups

Mean ± sd.

Mean ± sd.

p value

Mean ± sd.

Mean ± sd.

p value

Economic inability

   

R (0.73 ± 0.45)

M (0.96 ± 0.19)

p < 0.01

   

R (0.73 ± 0.45)

P (1.00 ± 0.00)

p < 0.01

Availability of biomass

K (0.90 ± 0.30)

Na (0.58 ± 0.50)

p < 0.01

R (0.84 ± 0.37)

P (0.68 ± 0.47)

p < 0.05

K (0.90 ± 0.30)

C (0.65 ± 0.48)

p < 0.01

   

Na (0.58 ± 0.50)

N (0.95 ± 0.22)

p < 0.01

   

N (0.95 ± 0.22)

C (0.65 ± 0.48)

p < 0.01

   

Free of charge

C (0.40 ± 0.49)

K (0.78 ± 0.42)

p < 0.01

   
 

Na (0.87 ± 0.34)

p < 0.01

   
 

N (0.77 ± 0.43)

p < 0.01

   
  1. K, Kalaroa; Na, Nachole; N, Nakla; C, Chakaria; R, rich; M, middle; P, poor.