Table 9.
The level of questions and how respondents (owners of biogas plants) contradicted the semi-structured interview. Part A: Demographic features of respondents (biogas plant owners)
| Part A: Demographic characteristic of respondents (biogas plant owners) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Features | Frequency | % |
| Gender | Male | 68 | 79.06 |
| Female | 11 | 12.79 | |
| Age | Less than 26 | 7 | 8.86 |
| 25–31 | 17 | 21.51 | |
| 31–45 | 21 | 26.58 | |
| 45–53 | 11 | 13.92 | |
| 57–65 | 15 | 18.98 | |
| 65 and above | 8 | 10.12 | |
| Education of biogas plant users | Under metric | 18 | 22.78 |
| Metric | 19 | 24.05 | |
| Faculty of Arts | 17 | 21.51 | |
| Bachelor | 14 | 17.72 | |
| Master | 11 | 13.92 | |
| Experience of biogas plant users | 1–4 years | 18 | 22.78 |
| 4–6 years | 11 | 13.92 | |
| 6–8 years | 16 | 20.25 | |
| 8–10 years | 15 | 18.98 | |
| 10–12 years | 12 | 15.18 | |
| 12- and above | 7 | 8.86 | |
| Brand names of biogas plants | Fixed drum | ||
| Chinese fixed − dome plant | 18 | 22.78 | |
| Janata model | 17 | 21.51 | |
| Deenbandhu | 14 | 17.72 | |
| Camartec model | 11 | 13.92 | |
| Floating drum | |||
| A mild-steel gas storage drum | 13 | 16.45 | |
| Inverted over the slurry | 6 | 7.59 | |