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. 2021 Sep 15;9:e11975. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11975

Table 6. Perceived condition of mussel beds.

Results of multinomial logistic regressions assessing the influence of respondent profile on the perceived condition of mussel beds (Q7) and the influence of the different environmental and anthropogenic factors on mussel beds (Q8). Significant differences (p < 0.05) indicated in bold.

Question & Answers Respondent profile Coefficients (p-values)
Q7
Bad Visitor/Resident Resident 1.338 (0.000)
Coastal/Non-coastal Coastal 0.379 (0.403)
Good Resident 0.506 (0.070)
Coastal 0.303 (0.271)
Do not know Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 61.284 33.535
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 27.749 (0.000)
Q8 Seaside tourism
Positive Gender Female 1.235 (0.003)
Education Basic 1.479 (0.008)
Secondary 0.080 (0.897)
University Reference
Age <40 0.596 (0.292)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.038 (0.939)
Negative Gender Female 0.633 (0.016)
Education Basic −0.489 (0.145)
Secondary −0.468 (0.128)
University Reference
Age <40 0.599 (0.070)
40–55 Reference
>55 −0.740 (0.018)
Not sure Gender Female 0.735 (0.078)
Education Basic 0.168 (0.755)
Secondary 0.083 (0.866)
University Reference
Age <40 0.200 (0.689)
40–55 Reference
>55 −0.891 (0.083)
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 333.855 180.517
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 153.338 (0.000)
Q8 Environmental management
Positive Gender Female 0.366 (0.267)
Negative Female 0.463 (0.254)
Not sure Female 1.265 (0.005)
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 37.823 28.929
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 8.895 (0.031)
Q8 Mussel harvesting
Positive Age <40 0.629 (0.285)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.366 (0.464)
Negative <40 0.948 (0.006)
40–55 Reference
>55 −0.479 (0.107)
Not sure <40 1.545 (0.007)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.942 (0.073)
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 70.365 39.313
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 31.052 (0.000)
Q8 Recreational activities
Positive Gender Female −0.242 (0.749)
Education Basic −0.548 (0.559)
Secondary −0.192 (0.826)
University Reference
Negative Gender Female 0.65 (0.009)
Education Basic −0.664 (0.028)
Secondary −0.573 (0.049)
University Reference
Not sure Gender Female 0.187 (0.545)
Education Basic −1.195 (0.005)
Secondary −0.501 (0.146)
University Reference
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 89.406 66.307
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 23.099 (0.006)
Q8 Coastal erosion
Positive Gender Female 1.044 (0.072)
Education Basic −0.819 (0.220)
Secondary −1.850 (0.032)
University Reference
Age <40 0.474 (0.537)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.703 (0.306)
Visitor/Resident Resident −0.365 (0.512)
Negative Gender Female 0.711 (0.019)
Education Basic −0.745 (0.049)
Secondary −0.670 (0.066)
University Reference
Age <40 1.072 (0.006)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.116 (0.740)
Visitor/Resident Resident −0.763 (0.008)
Q8 Coastal erosion
Not sure Gender Female 0.532 (0.117)
Education Basic 0.170 (0.694)
Secondary 0.242 (0.556)
University Reference
Age <40 0.712 (0.092)
40–55 Reference
>55 −0.730 (0.069)
Visitor/Resident Resident −0.471 (0.147)
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 327.861 271.167
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 56.694 (0.000)
Q8 Local fishing
Positive Gender Female 0.177 (0.677)
Education Basic −0.886 (0.102)
Secondary 0.076 (0.881)
University Reference
Age <40 −0.277 (0.647)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.443 (0.364)
Negative Gender Female 0.205 (0.428)
Education Basic −1.153 (0.000)
Secondary −0.097 (0.751)
University Reference
Age <40 0.884 (0.003)
40–55 Reference
>55 −0.505 (0.132)
Not sure Gender Female 0.519 (0.096)
Education Basic −1.308 (0.003)
Secondary 0.132 (0.710)
University Reference
Age <40 1.045 (0.006)
40–55 Reference
>55 0.230 (0.576)
No impact Reference
Statistical fit of the model Intercept Final
−2 Log L 246.591 172.139
Likelihood ratio test (p-value) 74.452 (0.000)