Research Article

Econometric Analysis of Landscape Preferences in Canterbury, New Zealand

Table 6

Visual assessment study with shelterbelt types.

VariableUnitRuralUrban
EstimateStd. err.EstimateStd. err.

Poplar shelterbeltDummy1.11***(0.089)1.08***(0.061)
Gum shelterbeltDummy1.26***(0.089)1.14***(0.061)
Gorse shelterbeltDummy−0.53***(0.10)−0.35***(0.065)
Pine shelterbeltDummy0.35***(0.066)0.27***(0.045)
macrocarpa shelterbeltDummy0.88***(0.089)0.69***(0.061)
Pittosporum shelterbeltDummy0.71***(0.089)0.42***(0.061)
Flax shelterbeltDummy0.62***(0.089)0.64***(0.061)
Mixed native shelterbeltDummy1.21***(0.075)1.07***(0.051)

Number of groups244494
Obs. per group 3838

Notes: maximum likelihood model estimated using cross-classified random effects. Standard errors reported in parentheses. ***Significant at the 1% level; **significant at the 5% level; *significant at the 10% level.