Table 1.
Satisfaction level of people concerning different categorical variables
| Variables | Categories | Satisfaction level | Chi-square (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not satisfied | Satisfied | |||
| Number (percent) | Number (percent) | |||
| Gender | Male | 127 (73.4) | 46 (26.6) |
13.721 (0.000) |
| Female | 192 (56.6) | 147 (43.4) | ||
| Education level | High School | 21 (50) | 21 (50) |
5.129 (0.077) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 168 (60.6) | 109 (39.4) | ||
| Master’s degree and above | 130 (67.4) | 63 (32.6) | ||
| Fear of COVID-19 | Yes | 251 (64.5) | 138 (35.5) |
3.397 (0.065) |
| No | 68 (55.3) | 55 (44.7) | ||
| Family in quarantine | Yes | 132 (65.3) | 70 (34.7) |
1.314 (0.252) |
| No | 187 (60.3) | 123 (39.7) | ||
| Waste volume change during the lockdown | Increase | 122 (68.5) | 56 (31.5) |
6.143 (0.046) |
| Decrease | 26 (68.4) | 12 (31.6) | ||
| Constant | 171 (57.8) | 125 (42.2) | ||
| Separation of waste at source | Always | 178 (61.8) | 110 (38.2) |
0.219 (0.896) |
| Sometime | 109 (62.3) | 66 (37.7) | ||
| Never | 32 (65.3) | 17 (34.7) | ||
| Challenges of separating waste at source | Enough | 36 (65.5) | 19 (34.5) |
1.789 (0.617) |
| For nothing | 15 (75) | 5 (25) | ||
| Much | 42 (61.8) | 26 (38.2) | ||
| Not much | 226 (61.2) | 143 (38.8) | ||
| Collection service | Government | 161 (57.5) | 119 (42.5) |
6.883 (0.032) |
| Private | 75 (65.2) | 40 (34.8) | ||
| No service | 83 (70.9) | 34 (29.1) | ||
| PPE for waste workers (where collection service is available) | Yes | 48 (40.7) | 70 (59.3) |
32.379 (0.000) |
| No | 271 (68.78) | 123 (31.21) | ||
| Transformation of covid-19 from wastes | Yes | 194 (66.4) | 98 (33.6) |
5.684 (0.058) |
| No | 33 (52.4) | 30 (46.6) | ||
| May be | 92 (58.6) | 65 (41.4) | ||
| Dumping location | Burn | 69 (66.3) | 35 (33.7) |
8.772 (0.067) |
| By the road/street | 8 (88.9) | 1 (11.1) | ||
| Rivers/lakes | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | ||
| Nearby container | 210 (58.8) | 147 (41.2) | ||
| Open spaces | 21 (75) | 7 (25) | ||
| Education by government authority about the waste management | Yes | 27 (40.9) | 39 (59.1) |
14.768 (0.000) |
| No | 292 (65.5) | 154 (34.5) | ||
| Agree with recycling during a pandemic | Yes | 194 (62.2) | 118 (37.8) |
3.109 (0.211) |
| No | 54 (70.1) | 23 (29.9) | ||
| May be | 71 (57.7) | 52 (42.3) | ||
(at 5% level of significance)