Table 2.
Final measurement models
| Latent variables | Indicator | Coefficient | Standard error | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endogenous latent variables | ||||
| Expenditure | AVB1 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| AVB2 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Reduction | AVB3 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 |
| Exposure | PHR1 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 |
| Hazardousness | PHR2 | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.36 |
| PHR3 | 0.52 | 0.03 | 0.28 | |
| PHR4 | 0.62 | 0.03 | 0.38 | |
| PHR5 | 0.55 | 0.03 | 0.30 | |
| Environmental knowledge | EK1 | 0.51 | 0.04 | 0.26 |
| EK2 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.24 | |
| EK3 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.18 | |
| EK4 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.22 | |
| EK5 | 0.55 | 0.04 | 0.30 | |
| EK5 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.24 | |
| EK7 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.12 | |
| EK8 | 0.43 | 0.03 | 0.19 | |
| Exogenous latent variable | ||||
| Socioeconomic Status | Education | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.24 |
| Income | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.21 | |
The variables Age, Family size, Health experience, Proximity to the pollution source and Work environment are directly observed latent variables implying an identity relationship between latent variable and indicator. These variables are not included in Table 2