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Table 2 Variables included in fsQCA

From: Acceptability of innovative biomass heating plants in a German case study—a contribution to cultural landscape management and local energy supply

Variables

Variable name*

Variable sources

Ethical acceptance

ETHICS/ethics

Macro variable, mean of four sub-variables: (1) acceptance of using biomass for generating heat and (2) its usefulness, (3) relevance for local energy supply, and (4) relevance for maintaining regional wetlands

General interest in specific carburettor technology

INTEREST/interest

Survey data directly used

Insufficient readiness of technology as perceived implementation barrier

READYBARRIER/readybarrier

New built variable using data from variable “interest in technology” and “perceived readiness of technology” (code plan: Additional file 3)

Satisfaction with current heating system on farm

SATISF/satisf

Survey data directly used

No availability of material (feedstock)

NOMAT/nomat

Survey data directly used

  1. *For explanation see Table 3