Willingness To Participate And Current Participation Level In Mangrove Conservation
Table 1:
Characteristic | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Gender | Male | 123 | 56.2 |
Female | 96 | 43.8 | |
Educational level | No schooling | 8 | 3.7 |
Primary school | 95 | 43.4 | |
Secondary school | 105 | 47.9 | |
Higher institution | 11 | 5.0 | |
Occupational sector | Government | 16 | 7.3 |
Private | 45 | 20.5 | |
Self-employed | 87 | 39.7 | |
Others | 71 | 32.4 | |
Age (years old) | 18-20 | 6 | 2.7 |
21-30 | 26 | 11.9 | |
31-40 | 43 | 19.6 | |
41-50 | 57 | 26.0 | |
51-60 | 47 | 21.5 | |
61 and above | 40 | 18.3 | |
Number of household (person) | 1-3 | 43 | 19.6 |
4-6 | 115 | 51.5 | |
7-9 | 41 | 18.7 | |
10-12 | 15 | 6.8 | |
13-15 | 5 | 2.3 | |
Length of residency (years) | <5 | 11 | 5.0 |
5-9 | 14 | 6.4 | |
10-14 | 7 | 3.2 | |
15-20 | 13 | 5.9 | |
>20 | 174 | 79.5 | |
Household income | <RM1000 | 60 | 27.4 |
RM1000-RM1999 | 71 | 32.4 | |
RM2000-RM2999 | 38 | 17.4 | |
RM3000-RM3999 | 30 | 13.7 | |
RM4000-RM4999 | 8 | 3.7 | |
>RM5000 | 12 | 5.5 | |
Category of villagers | Fishermen | 72 | 32.9 |
Non-fishermen | 147 | 67.1 | |
Having side income | Yes | 22 | 10.0 |
No | 197 | 90.0 |