Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Households Solid Waste Management in Rural and Urban Ghana

Table 7

Pair-Wise Comparisons.

Dependent variable(I) Location(J) LocationMeanMean difference (I-J)Std. error value95% Conf. interval for difference
Lower boundUpper bounds

Principal streetUrban 
Rural
Rural  
Urban
3.7315 
2.4239
1.308
−1.308
0.090 
0.090
0.000 
0.000
1.131 
−1.484
1.484 
−1.131

Market centerUrban 
Rural
Rural  
Urban
2.7546 
2.8098
−0.055 
0.055
0.073 
0.073
0.448 
0.448
−0.198 
−0.088
0.088 
0.198

Lorry parkUrban 
Rural
Rural  
Urban
1.4861 
1.4076
0.079 
−0.079
0.068 
0.068
0.248 
0.248
−0.055 
−0.212
0.212 
0.055

Dumping siteUrban 
Rural
Rural  
Urban
3.6204 
3.2500
0.370
−0.370
0.061 
0.061
0.000 
0.000
0.251 
−.0490
0.490 
−0.251

HomesUrban 
Rural
Rural  
Urban
1.7639 
3.3913
−1.627
1.627
0.092 
0.092
0.000 
0.000
−1.808 
1.447
−1.447 
1.808

Source: field survey, 2015; the mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.