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- Table 1.
Reasons to have trees in cities, ranked by urban residents’ level of agreement with each statement.
Reasons to have trees Rankz Level of agreementy Trees are important in downtown areas because they shade and cool their surroundings 1 3.69 ± 0.03 Trees in cities help people feel calmer 2 3.56 ± 0.03 Trees should be planted in business districts to reduce smog and dust 3 3.49 ± 0.03 Trees should be used in cities because they reduce noise 4 3.36 ± 0.04 Trees in shopping areas make people think the stores care about the environment 5 3.18 ± 0.04 Trees should be used in cities because they make interesting sounds as their leaves rustle 6 2.97 ± 0.04 Trees should be planted in cities to attract wildlife 7 2.93 ± 0.05 - Table 2.
Problems with trees in cities, ranked by urban residents’ level of agreement with each statement.
Problems with trees Rankz Level of agreementy Trees are a problem in cities because they cause allergies 1 1.64 ± 0.04 Trees should not be used in business districts because they block store signs 2 1.57 ± 0.03 Trees should not be planted because their roots crack sidewalks 3 1.50 ± 0.03 Trees should be removed from cities because they can fall across power lines 4 1.44 ± 0.03 Trees should not be used in cities because they make it difficult to detect criminal behavior 5 1.43 ± 0.03 Trees should not be planted along streets because they drip sap or sticky residue on parked cars 6 1.42 ± 0.03 Trees should not be planted in cities because they are ugly when they are not maintained 7 1.32 ± 0.03 Trees should not be planted in cities because they cost the city too much 8 1.30 ± 0.03 - Table 3.
Demographics of urban residents who strongly agree that trees are important to their quality of life compared to those who do not strongly agree.
Demographic characteristic Strongly agree that trees are important to quality of life Don’t strongly agree that trees are important to quality of life Number % Number % Gender** Male 705 80.9 167 19.1 Female 961 85.0 169 15.0 Age*** 18–21 80 69.6 35 30.4 22–30 235 79.4 61 20.6 31–40 392 83.6 77 16.4 41–55 528 85.3 91 14.7 Over 55 405 86.0 66 14.0 Educational attainment* High school or less 448 79.3 117 20.7 2-year degree or less 511 83.1 104 16.9 4-year degree 382 84.9 68 15.1 Some graduate school or more 316 87.5 45 12.5 Income (U.S. dollars)** $20,000 or less 277 75.3 91 24.7 More than $20,000 up to $30,000 254 83.0 52 17.0 More than $30,000 up to $50,000 419 84.7 76 15.4 More than $50,000 up to $75,000 268 87.0 40 13.0 More than $75,000 235 84.8 42 15.2 Ethnic background*** African American/Black 115 66.1 59 33.9 Asian American/Pacific Islander 30 69.8 13 30.2 Hispanic/Latino 84 83.2 17 16.8 Multi-ethnic 43 79.6 11 20.4 Native American 43 86.0 7 14.0 White/European 1278 85.8 211 14.2 Childhood community*** In the city 532 79.1 141 20.9 In the suburbs 561 85.9 92 14.1 On a farm 250 90.3 27 9.7 Outside the city and suburbs 310 80.9 73 19.1 ↵*, **, *** P ≤ 0.05, 0.01, or 0.001, respectively, based on a chi-square statistic.
- Table 4.
Reasons to have trees in cities, ranked by level of agreement with each statement, for urban residents who strongly agree that trees are important to their quality of life compared to those who do not strongly agree.
Reasons to have trees Strongly agree that trees are important to quality of life (n = 1,667) Don’t strongly agree that trees are important to quality of life (n = 336) Rankz Level of agreementy Rankz Level of agreementy Trees are important in downtown areas because they shade and cool their surroundings 1 3.74 ± 0.03 1 3.44 ± 0.07 Trees in cities help people feel calmer 2 3.64 ± 0.03 2 3.11 ± 0.09 Trees should be planted in business districts to reduce smog and dust 3 3.59 ± 0.03 3 3.00 ± 0.09 Trees should be used in cities because they reduce noise 4 3.45 ± 0.04 4 2.92 ± 0.09 Trees in shopping areas make people think the stores care about the environment 5 3.27 ± 0.04 5 2.73 ± 0.10 Trees should be used in cities because they make interesting sounds as their leaves rustle 6 3.06 ± 0.04 7 2.50 ± 0.10 Trees should be planted in cities to attract wildlife 7 3.01 ± 0.05 6 2.53 ± 0.11 - Table 5.
Problems with trees in cities, ranked by level of agreement with each statement, for urban residents who strongly agree that trees are important to their quality of life compared to those who do not strongly agree.
Problems with trees Strongly agree that trees are important to quality of life (n = 1,667) Don’t strongly agree that trees are important to to quality of life (n = 336) Rankz Level of agreementy Rankz Level of agreementy Trees are a problem in cities because they cause allergies 1 1.58 ± 0.04 1 1.91 ± 0.09 Trees should not be used in business districts because they block store signs 2 1.52 ± 0.04 2 1.83 ± 0.08 Trees should not be planted because their roots crack sidewalks 3 1.44 ± 0.04 3 1.75 ± 0.09 Trees should be removed from cities because they can fall across power lines 4 1.39 ± 0.04 4 1.69 ± 0.08 Trees should not be used in cities because they make it difficult to detect criminal behavior 5 1.38 ± 0.03 5 1.67 ± 0.08 Trees should not be planted along streets because they drip sap or sticky residue on parked cars 6 1.37 ± 0.03 6 1.65 ± 0.09 Trees should not be planted in cities because they are ugly when they are not maintained 7 1.27 ± 0.03 8 1.57 ± 0.08 Trees should not be planted in cities because they cost the city too much 8 1.24 ± 0.03 7 1.60 ± 0.08
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