Table 4.
Characteristics of respondents determining importance (I) and IDS scores for groups of values tested
| Non-use (I, IDS) | Use (I, IDS) | Industry (I, IDS) | Indigenous (I, IDS) | Bragging (I, IDS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | −, − | +, + | −, − | −, − | |
| Education | +, + | −, − | −, ° | ||
| Single | −, − | +, ° | +, + | ||
| Age | −, − | −, − | |||
| Household income | +, ° | −, − | |||
| Indigenous | +, + | ||||
| Born in QLD | −, − | ||||
| Household size | |||||
| Main household income from: | |||||
| Mining | +, + | °, + | −, − | ||
| Fishing | +, ° | +, ° | |||
| Government | °, + | −, ° | |||
| Tourism | +, ° | ||||
| Agriculture | |||||
| Adjusted R 2 | .030, .026 | .043, .042 | .027, .021 | .086, .059 | .043, .028 |
Mining mining, manufacturing and ports, Fishing commercial fishing, Government government services including education, health etc., Tourism accommodations, cafes and restaurants; retail and tourism, Agriculture agriculture and forestry main income source
A plus-sign indicates that the variable was found to have a positive, and statistically significant relationship with the score assigned to the corresponding value; a negative sign indicates the relationship was negative and statistically significant; a blank or ° indicates no statistically significant relationship