Research Article

Consumers' Attitudes towards Edible Wild Plants: A Case Study of Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Table 5

Binary logistic model: effects of age, education, and city of residence on behavior of purchasing, collecting, and eating edible wild plants.

 Model 1Model 2Model 3
Parameter (std.error)Model 1 (frequency of purchase)Model 2 (frequency of eating)Model 3 (frequency of harvest)

Survey site0.6033 (0.4353)0.5379 (0.4067)0.6798 (0.5234)
Gender−0.1663 (0.3303)0.4281 (0.3307)0.4883 (0.3844)
Residence0.0438 (0.4347)0.9926** (0.4517)1.2659** (0.4935)
Age (20–39)−1.2682** (0.5270)−1.8635*** (0.5015)−1.3372** (0.5510)
Age (40–59)0.1085 (0.4082)−0.7708 (0.4709)−1.0882** (0.4640)
Education (~basic)−0.0406 (0.5870)−0.4123 (0.6900)−1.2198** (0.6200)
Education (high school)0.2133 (0.5829)0.2898 (0.7101)−0.0713 (0.6098)
Constant−1.0360* (0.5864)0.3330 (0.6541)−1.2007* (0.6246)
−2 log likelihood226.2082231.4197180.0617
Nagelkerke R square0.13220.30900.3379

*** Significant at 0.01 level.
** Significant at 0.05 level.
* Significant at 0.10 level.