Table 1.
Descriptive results for survey items related to factors that potentially influence attitudes toward tigers in Chitwan, Nepal
| Factor/survey response | Descriptive results |
|---|---|
| Age | Range = 15–59, mean = 33.69, SD = 12.95 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 36.67 %, n = 183 |
| Female | 63.33 %, n = 316 |
| Ethnicitya | |
| Higher caste Hindu | 57.38 %, n = 280 |
| Hill Tibeto-Burmese | 13.32 %, n = 65 |
| Lower caste Hindu | 13.11 %, n = 64 |
| Terai Tibeto-Burmese | 16.19 %, n = 79 |
| Years of formal education | |
| 0–3 | 35.67 %, n = 178 |
| 4–7 | 23.25 %, n = 116 |
| 8–11 | 30.06 %, n = 150 |
| >12 | 11.02 %, n = 55 |
| Occupationb | |
| Crop farmer | 52.45 %, n = 257 |
| Mixed (livestock and crop) farmerc | 18.78 %, n = 92 |
| Business owner | 2.65 %, n = 13 |
| Salaried employment | 8.57 %, n = 42 |
| Daily wage laborer | 2.04 %, n = 10 |
| Student | 15.51 %, n = 76 |
| Household livestock holding | |
| Cattle/buffalo | Range = 0–10, mean = 2.4, SD = 1.77 |
| Sheep/goat | Range = 0–21, mean = 3.12, SD = 2.79 |
| Days in forest per year | Range = 0–365, mean = 32.46, SD = 73.25 |
| Years living in Chitwan | Range = 1–59, mean = 23.33, SD = 13.97 |
| Tiger threatened/attacked family member | |
| No | 72.95 %, n = 364 |
| Yes | 27.05 %, n = 135 |
| Tiger attacked livestock | |
| No | 86.97 %, n = 434 |
| Yes | 13.03 %, n = 65 |
| Tiger threatened/attacked neighbor or friend | |
| No | 47.29 %, n = 236 |
| Yes | 52.71 %, n = 263 |
| Heard/read about nearby tiger attack on livestock | |
| No | 40.48 %, n = 202 |
| Yes | 59.52 %, n = 297 |
aCategory “other Indian castes” was omitted from analysis because number of respondents was very small (n = 2)
bCategory “other occupations” was omitted from analysis because it lacks definition and the number of respondents was small (n = 9)
cCategory “livestock producer” (n = 2) was combined with “mixed farmer”