Table 3.

Ordered logistic results and marginal effect for having tree on property and community. Funds in U.S. dollars.

VariablesHave tree on property (Y1)Have trees in community (Y2)
Ordered logitMarginal effect %Ordered logitMarginal effect %
Y1 = lowY1 = medianY1 = highY2 = lowY2 = medianY2 = high
Intercept 1  1.75z (0.13)  2.01z (0.15)
Intercept 2−0.44 (0.93)−0.37 (0.95)
Benefit of tree−0.001 (0.01)  0. 03−0. 01−0. 02−0.0004 (0.011)  0. 01−0. 006−0. 004
Negative impact−0.04 (0.03)  1.01−0. 42−0. 58−0.07z (0.03)  1.78−1.03−0. 74
Awareness of tree service  0.004 (0.07)−0.10  0.04  0.06−0.03 (0.07)  0.63−0.37−0. 27
Family size  0.21 (0.16)−5.07  2.14  2.93  0.25 (0.16)−6.06  3.51  2.54
Child < 18 yrs−0.15 (0.20)  3.72−1.57−2.15−0.20 (0.21)  4.72−2.74−1.98
College  0.63y (0.33)−15.39  6.49  8.89  0.70z (0.34)−17.00  9.86  7.13
Bachelor  0.16 (0.31)−3.78  1.57  2.18  0.27 (0.32)−6.55  3.80  2.74
White  0.34 (0.29)−8.26  3.49  4.77  0.43 (0.29)−10.27  5.96  4.31
Male−0.09 (0.21)  2.10−0. 89−1.22−0.21 (0.21)  5.15−2.99−2.16
Age−0.003 (0.008)−0. 08  0. 03−0. 04  0.002 (0.008)−0. 05  0.03  0.02
Income (in thousand $)  0.001 (0.003)−0. 03  0. 01  0. 02  0.001 (0.003)−0. 04  0.02  0. 02
Employed−0.41y (0.23)  9.92−4.18−5.73−0.32 (0.23)  7.56−4.38−3.17
χ215.2215.94
Likelihood ratio13.0014.46
  • zstatistically significant at 5% level

  • ystatistically significant at 10% level

  • Note: “Awareness of trees service” is defined as the total number of forestry agency he/she knew at the time of the survey. Values in parenthesis indicate standard error.