Table 3.
The measurement models (standardized coefficients).
Latent Variables | Final Model | Latent Variables | Initial Model | ||||||
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Indicators | Coefficient | Standard Errors | R2 | Indicators | Coefficient | Standard Errors | R2 | ||
Perceived intensity of pollution (PAPL1) | PAP1 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | Perception of air pollution (PAP) | PAP1 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Perceived hazardousness of the pollutants (PAPL2) | PAP2 | 0.59 | 0.03 | 0.35 | PAP2 | 0.60 | 0.04 | 0.35 | |
PAP3 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 0.28 | PAP3 | 0.53 | 0.05 | 0.28 | ||
PAP4 | 0.62 | 0.03 | 0.38 | PAP4 | 0.62 | 0.04 | 0.38 | ||
PAP5 | 0.55 | 0.03 | 0.30 | PAP5 | 0.55 | 0.05 | 0.30 | ||
Environmental knowledge (EK) | EK1 | 0.49 | 0.04 | 0.24 | Environmental knowledge (EK) | EK1 | 0.49 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
EK2 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 0.19 | EK2 | 0.43 | 0.06 | 0.19 | ||
EK3 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 0.19 | EK3 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.19 | ||
EK4 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.25 | EK4 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.25 | ||
EK5 | 0.57 | 0.04 | 0.32 | EK5 | 0.57 | 0.07 | 0.32 | ||
EK5 | 0.51 | 0.03 | 0.26 | EK5 | 0.51 | 0.07 | 0.26 | ||
EK7 | 0.36 | 0.03 | 0.13 | EK7 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.13 | ||
EK8 | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.19 | EK8 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.19 | ||
Socio-economic status (SES) | Education | 0.48 | 0.05 | 0.23 | Socio-economic status (SES) | Education | 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
Income | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.21 | Income | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.21 |
Note: All coefficients in the Final model and the Initial model are statistically significant at 1%.