Research Article

Local Communities’ and Parishioners’ Perceptions on Monasteries’ Forest Patch Plant Biodiversity Conservation in Northern Wollo Ethiopia

Table 3

Logistic regression model result (dependent variable biodiversity preferences perception).

DefinitionCoef.St. err.t value value

Gender−0.5150.587−0.880.381

26–303.6666.54
31–353.7156.15
36–403.4796.72
41–452.9437.50
46–503.4537.04
Above 512.5689.12

6–80.4551.4820.310.759
9–121.3760.220.827
Above 121.05913.06

≥10 years0.7525.36
More than 11 years0.5916.52

Write and read0.6415.15
Primary education0.6725.37
Secondary education1.07917.86
First degree/TVET2.3922.760.006

Profession0.1340.2660.500.614

15000.4340.750.580.563
1501–45000.590.720.820.413
4501–60001.5720.772.040.041
6001–75003.7490.9214.07
Above 75000.591.1140.530.597

Cons.0.9541789−6.36

Mean dependent var0.442SD dependent var0.497
Pseudo r-squared0.653Number of obs310.000
Chi-square745.214Prob > chi20.000
Akaike crit. (AIC)179.819Bayesian crit. (BIC)239.604

, , and . Source of data (survey 2020).