Table 1.
Means, standard deviations, and universal F ratios for participant and nonparticipant groups on dependent measures in the multivariate analysis of variance describing differences in individuals’ attitudes towards STEP (n = 108).
| Variables | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant (n = 60) | Nonparticipant (n = 48) | ||||
 | σ |  | σ | F | |
| Value of urban greenery | |||||
| Trees important to Sacramento | 5.00 | 0.00 | 4.84 | 0.80 | 2.49 |
| Important that trees are healthy | 4.94 | 0.31 | 4.80 | 0.80 | 1.42 |
| Attitudes toward STEP | |||||
| STEP volunteers are effective | 4.24 | 0.76 | 4.00 | 1.13 | 1.83 |
| Volunteers supported/appreciated | 4.19 | 0.85 | 3.73 | 0.92 | 7.93* |
| Valuable skills to be learned in STEP | 4.18 | 0.90 | 3.94 | 1.07 | 1.64 |
| Foresee participating in future | 3.73 | 1.90 | 3.56 | 1.15 | 0.38 |
| Opportunity to meet new people | 2.48 | 0.97 | 3.73 | 0.87 | 50.07** |
| Like people who share interests | 3.52 | 1.10 | 3.61 | 0.92 | 0.23 |
| Encourage friends to do STEP | 2.90 | 1.05 | 3.12 | 0.82 | 1.42 |