Table 8 Regression of WTP on marine life...

Table 8

Regression of WTP on marine life preferences, conservation awareness and socio-demographic characteristics

WTP	Coefficient	Std. Error	t-value	p-value
Intercept	−2.145	1.606	−1.336	0.1843
Abundance and diversity of fish or underwater scenery	3.015	0.754	4.000	0.0001***
MPA establishment and decision to dive	2.337	0.753	3.102	0.0024**
MPA role for ecosystem conservation	1.971	0.909	2.169	0.0322*
Age	0.088	0.033	2.701	0.0080**
Occupation (student/other)	2.051	0.805	2.548	0.0122*
Gouraya	2.953	0.758	3.894	0.0002***
Tabarka	−2.026	0.733	−2.763	0.0067**
Model fit statistics	Residual Standard Error: 3.224 on 115 degrees of freedom Multiple R²: 0.348 Adjusted R²: 0.309 F-Statistic: 8.783 on 7 and 115 degrees of freedom, p value: 1.274e-08

WTP	Coefficient	Std. Error	t-value	p-value
Intercept	−2.145	1.606	−1.336	0.1843
Abundance and diversity of fish or underwater scenery	3.015	0.754	4.000	0.0001***
MPA establishment and decision to dive	2.337	0.753	3.102	0.0024**
MPA role for ecosystem conservation	1.971	0.909	2.169	0.0322*
Age	0.088	0.033	2.701	0.0080**
Occupation (student/other)	2.051	0.805	2.548	0.0122*
Gouraya	2.953	0.758	3.894	0.0002***
Tabarka	−2.026	0.733	−2.763	0.0067**
Model fit statistics	Residual Standard Error: 3.224 on 115 degrees of freedomMultiple R²: 0.348Adjusted R²: 0.309F-Statistic: 8.783 on 7 and 115 degrees of freedom, p value: 1.274e-08

Note(s): From field survey

Values in italic are significant at the 5% (*), 1% (**) and 1‰ (***) levels

Source(s): Table created by authors