Survey group1,2 Residents Columbia Valley
Park Visitors
Bow Valley
Calgary
Backcountry
Frontcountry
n
Mean (Std Dev)
n
Mean (Std Dev)
n
Mean (Std Dev)
n
Mean (Std Dev)
n
Mean (Std Dev)
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks should be controlled in the parks
414
4.3a (1.1)
364
4.2a (1.0)
223
4.4a (0.9)
141
3.8b (1.2)
260
4.2a (1.1)
The mountain pine beetle results in substantial economic losses to the tourism industry
414
3.3b (1.3)
365
2.8a (1.2)
220
3.2b (1.1)
141
2.7a (1.2)
260
3.2b (1.1)
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks are an ecological disaster for the parks
415
3.7b (1.3)
363
3.3a (1.3)
222
3.7b (1.2)
140
2.9c (1.3)
259
3.5a, b (1.2)
Attitudinal Score3
307
Attitudinal Statement
20.6a 303 21.9a 182 20.6a 128 25.0b 220 21.4a (7.5) (7.8) (6.7) (8.0) (7.3) 1 Rated on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree. 2 Any two means in a row that do not share a letter are significantly different (p<0.05) according to Tukeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studentized range test. 3 Negative statements were reverse coded and an attitudinal score created by summing responses to all statements. Higher scores indicate a more positive attitude, with a total possible range of 9.0 to 45.0.
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