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Table 5-13: Environmental values: Humans will eventually learn enough about how nature works<br />

to be able to control it<br />

N<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

Mildly<br />

disagree<br />

Neutral Mildly<br />

agree<br />

Strongly<br />

agree<br />

Mean<br />

<strong>State</strong>wide 1 854 23.5% 35.7% 22.7% 16.4% 1.8% 2.4<br />

METRO 368 23.1% 36.7% 20.9% 18.2% 1.1% 2.4<br />

NONMETRO 524 23.5% 35.7% 23.3% 15.6% 1.9% 2.4<br />

χ 2 =2.388 n.s., Cramer’s V=0.052 F=0.009 n.s.; η=0.003<br />

1 A stratified sample based on region <strong>of</strong> residence was drawn. <strong>State</strong>wide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan<br />

proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.<br />

n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001<br />

Table 5-14: Environmental values: If things continue on their present course, we will soon<br />

experience a major ecological catastrophe<br />

N<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

Mildly<br />

disagree<br />

Neutral Mildly<br />

agree<br />

Strongly<br />

agree<br />

Mean<br />

<strong>State</strong>wide 1 852 14.0% 21.6% 27.3% 24.9% 12.2% 3.0<br />

METRO 368 17.1% 22.8% 24.7% 24.7% 10.6% 2.9<br />

NONMETRO 522 11.9% 21.5% 28.0% 25.5% 13.2% 3.1<br />

χ2 =6.528 n.s., Cramer’s V=0.086 F=4.538*; η=0.071<br />

1<br />

A stratified sample based on region <strong>of</strong> residence was drawn. <strong>State</strong>wide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan<br />

proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.<br />

n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001<br />

Table 5-15: Environmental values: We are approaching the limit <strong>of</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> people the earth<br />

can support<br />

N<br />

Strongly<br />

disagree<br />

Mildly<br />

disagree<br />

250<br />

Neutral Mildly<br />

agree<br />

Strongly<br />

agree<br />

Mean<br />

<strong>State</strong>wide 1 853 10.6% 18.7% 29.0% 27.1% 14.7% 3.2<br />

METRO 367 12.3% 17.7% 26.4% 27.2% 16.3% 3.2<br />

NONMETRO 524 9.4% 19.1% 30.3% 26.9% 14.3% 3.2<br />

χ2 =3.702 n.s., Cramer’s V=0.064 F=0.000 n.s.; η=0.000<br />

1<br />

A stratified sample based on region <strong>of</strong> residence was drawn. <strong>State</strong>wide data is weighted to reflect metropolitan/nonmetropolitan<br />

proportions in the population and to correct for non-response bias.<br />

n.s. = not significant, *p < 0.05, **p< 0.01, ***p< 0.001

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