Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in Analysis
Variable | Mean (SD) or % |
---|---|
Works in Fishing Industry | 34.19% |
Works in Tourism Industry | 38.86% |
Age | 50.37 (16.38) |
Sex (1=Male) | 53.56% |
College Graduate | 37.89% |
Democrat | 28.53% |
Republican | 39.71% |
Independent/Other Politics | 31.76% |
White | 87.93% |
Married | 59.94% |
Years lived in area | 28.16 (19.01) |
State (1=FL, 0=AL) | 71.23% |
BP Response to oil spill viewed as Poor | 36.05% |
Dissatisfied with BP Compensation Process | 21.08% |
Individual level Economic Effects | 4.09 (1.93) |
Individual level Emotion Effects | 3.79 (1.88) |
Individual level Social Effects | 2.67 (1.91) |
Individual level Health Effects | 2.58 (1.90) |
Community level Economic Effects | 5.04 (1.44) |
Community level Environmental Effects | 4.32 (1.75) |
Community level Social Effects | 3.14 (1.90) |
Community level Health Effects | 3.15 (1.91) |
Political Actions Index | 1.87 (1.90) |
Personal Environmental Behaviors Index | .77 (1.00) |
Cares More about the Environment | 48.99% |
More Opposed to Offshore Drilling | 34.82% |