Table 2. Chi-square (χ2) comparisons of attitude regarding alien freshwater ornamental fishes versus sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, ethnicity, education, and monthly income) of aquarium store owners in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
| Gender | SD | D | A | SA | df | χ2 | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | 32 (59.3) | 8 (14.8) | 3 | 0.540 | 0.956 |
| Male | 3 (7.7) | 8 (20.5) | 22 (56.4) | 6 (15.4) | |||
| Female | 1 (6.7) | 2 (13.3) | 10 (66.7) | 2 (13.3) | |||
| Age (year) | |||||||
| Total | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | 32 (59.3) | 8 (14.8) | 12 | 13.229 | 0.524 |
| 18–25 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| 26–35 | 3 (17.6) | 4 (23.5) | 8 (47.1) | 2 (11.8) | |||
| 36–45 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (13.3) | 8 (53.3) | 5 (33.3) | |||
| 46–55 | 1 (7.1) | 3 (21.4) | 9 (64.3) | 1 (7.1) | |||
| >55 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Total | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | 32 (59.3) | 8 (14.8) | 6 | 6.602 | 0.554 |
| Malay | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | |||
| India | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Chinese | 2 (4.4) | 9 (20.0) | 27 (60.0) | 7 (15.6) | |||
| Education | |||||||
| Total | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | 32 (59.3) | 8 (14.8) | 6 | 16.424 | 0.007 |
| Primary | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Secondary | 1 (2.3) | 8 (18.6) | 29 (67.4) | 5 (11.6) | |||
| Bachelors | 3 (33.3) | 1 (11.1) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | |||
| Monthly income (MYR) | |||||||
| Total | 4 (7.4) | 10 (18.5) | 32 (59.3) | 8 (14.8) | 6 | 4.841 | 0.578 |
| <2,000 | 1 (14.3) | 2 (28.6) | 4 (57.1) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| 2,000–5,000 | 3 (7.1) | 7 (16.7) | 26 (61.9) | 6 (14.3) | |||
| 5,001–10,000 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) |
Note:
SD, strongly disagree; D, disagree; A, agree; SA, strongly agree. Values outside and within brackets indicate counts and percentages, respectively. Numbers in bold indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. USD 1 = MYR 4.16.