Ratings of importance for urban forests indicating sampling and demographic characteristic, and relevant statistics, based on the survey results from Fredericton, Halifax, and Winnipeg.
| Sampling and demographic characteristics | Mean of Rating (± margin of error)z | % of total responsesy | Statistics (P-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-way ANOVAx | Two-tailed t-testx | Mann-Whitney testx | |||
| City | |||||
| Fredericton | 4.6 (±0.04) | 38% | 0.018 | n/a | n/a |
| Halifax | 4.6 (±0.03) | 37% | |||
| Winnipeg | 4.7 (±0.03) | 24% | |||
| Weather | |||||
| Cold | 4.3 (±0.15) | 60% | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Hot | 4.8 (±0.03) | 40% | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 4.7 (±0.02) | 53% | 0.001 | 0.006 | <0.0001 |
| Male | 4.6 (±0.03) | 47% | |||
| Age (decade born) | |||||
| 1920s | 5.0 (±0.00) | 01% | <0.0001 | n/a | n/a |
| 1930s | 4.9 (±0.02) | 04% | |||
| 1940s | 4.9 (±0.03) | 09% | |||
| 1950s | 4.9 (±0.02) | 14% | |||
| 1960s | 4.8 (±0.05) | 14% | |||
| 1970s | 4.6 (±0.07) | 14% | |||
| 1980s | 4.5 (±0.05) | 28% | |||
| 1990s | 4.5 (±0.06) | 16% | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Student | 4.5 (±0.04) | 30% | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.02 |
| Non-student | 4.7 (±0.02) | 70% | |||
| Environmental group membership | |||||
| Yes | 4.7 (±0.06) | 10% | 0.229 | 0.244 | 0.128 |
| No | 4.6 (±0.02) | 90% | |||