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Table 9 Results of post hoc Tukey test: variables related to attitudes towards tree planting and afforestation programme ( 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

On-farm tree planting

K (0.83 ± 0.37)

C (0.60 ± 0.49)

p < 0.05

R (0.95 ± 0.22)

P (0.33 ± 0.47)

p < 0.01

M (0.85 ± 0.36)

P (0.33 ± 0.47)

p < 0.01

Off-farm tree planting

K (0.75 ± 0.44)

C (0.95 ± 0.22)

p < 0.01

R (0.75 ± 0.44)

M (0.89 ± 0.32)

p < 0.05

N (0.78 ± 0.42)

C (0.95 ± 0.22)

p < 0.05

R (0.75 ± 0.44)

P (0.90 ± 0.30)

p < 0.05

Benefit received

K (0.12 ± 0.32)

C (0.43 ± 0.50)

p < 0.01

R (0.31 ± 0.47)

P (0.15 ± 0.36)

p < 0.05

N (0.18 ± 0.39)

C (0.43 ± 0.50)

p < 0.01

M (0.31 ± 0.47)

P (0.15 ± 0.36)

p < 0.05

Necessity of AF

Na (0.95 ± 0.22)

N (0.77 ± 0.43)

p < 0.05

R (0.78 ± 0.42)

P (0.96 ± 0.19)

p < 0.01

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