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. 2012 Mar 29;41(7):709–719. doi: 10.1007/s13280-012-0282-5

Table 2.

Summary of aggregated free responses to belief elicitation survey

Summary question Belief response
Behavioral beliefs
1. What do you think are the good things that could occur if you buy an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? Less impacts on the rivers and groundwatera
Safer for people and animalsa
Healthier for the gardena
2. What do you think are the bad things that could occur if you buy an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? May not work so well on the gardena
Normative beliefs
3. Who do you think would approve of you buying an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? Family and friends
Nobody
4. Who do you think would disapprove of you buying an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? Nobody
Control beliefs
5. What factors make it easy for you to buy an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? Availability in-store
Assistance from shop assistant
6. What factors make it difficult for you to buy an environmentally sensitive fertilizer from this store today for your home garden? Costs too mucha
Hard to find in-storea
Not in stock
Lack of information in-storea
Lack of knowledgeable shop staffa

aMost common beliefs, mentioned by more than 50 % of respondents