Table 1. Descriptive Statistics.
| Variable | Mean | Median | Std Dev | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you know of a species that is in danger of extinction?* | 0.820 | 1 | 0.384 | 0 | 1 |
| Have you, or do you participate in a conservation organisation?* | 0.290 | 0 | 0.455 | 0 | 1 |
| Do you think it is important to have marine reserves in Chile? ** | 4.900 | 5 | 0.445 | 1 | 5 |
| Do you think TURFs fulfil a conservation role?** | 3.640 | 4 | 1.406 | 1 | 5 |
| Do you think that marine conservation is important?* | 4.689 | 5 | 0.384 | 1 | 5 |
| Do you understand how TURFs operate in terms of structures and bureaucracy?* | 0.56 | 1 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 |
| Have you observed a decrease in the abundance of fish species that you like to see during your lifetime?*** | 4.08 | 4 | 0.820 | 2 | 5 |
| Have you observed a decrease in the abundance of species of invertebrates that you like to see during your lifetime?*** | 3.7 | 4 | 0.955 | 1 | 5 |
| Have you had problems entering a TURF to go diving before?α | 2.90 | 3 | 1.154 | 1 | 4 |
* = binary variables (0 = no; 1 = yes)
** = measured on a 5 point Likert scale (1 = not important to 5 = very important)
*** (1 = large increase; 3 = no change; 5 = large decrease)
α(1 = never, 2 = once, 3 = yes, a few times, 4 = yes many times)
n = 135.