Variable

Sample Proportions*

Adopters

Non-Adopters

Mean

Std. Dev.

Never heard

Know somewhat

Know well

Not using any pesticides

Other not applicable

Organic Pesticide Adoption

17.7%

5.5%

28.8%

23.7%

8.0%

16.3%

Predictors

Seriousness of environmental concerns

Not or slight problem (base)

0.197

0.014

9.8%

26.2%

23.4%

18.0%

13.1%

27.6%

Moderate problem

0.366

0.018

37.6%

35.7%

38.5%

39.9%

23.0%

34.1%

Severe problem

0.293

0.017

40.6%

11.9%

27.5%

30.9%

39.3%

18.7%

Don’t know

0.144

0.013

12.0%

26.2%

10.6%

11.2%

24.6%

19.5%

Neighbors opinion of lawn important

Disagree

0.375

0.018

30.3%

38.1%

39.8%

44.4%

9.8%

44.7%

Neutral

0.292

0.017

33.3%

21.4%

26.9%

27.2%

47.5%

25.2%

Agree (base)

0.333

0.017

36.4%

40.5%

33.3%

28.3%

42.6%

30.1%

Have children under 12

0.242

0.016

19.4%

29.3%

25.1%

27.5%

26.7%

19.8%

Monthly hours spent on gardening/lawn

0 - 5 hours

0.195

0.014

9.8%

26.2%

18.1%

14.0%

37.3%

29.8%

6 - 10 hours (base)

0.347

0.017

25.0%

47.6%

38.6%

34.3%

32.2%

35.5%

11 - 15 hours

0.221

0.015

25.0%

14.3%

22.3%

27.0%

13.6%

18.2%

More than 15 hours

0.237

0.016

40.2%

11.9%

20.9%

24.7%

16.9%

16.5%

Hire pest control services

0.193

0.014

22.0%

21.4%

20.6%

17.9%

0.0%

24.8%

Lawn attributes

Number of weeds per square yard

≤10 weeds (base)

0.411

0.018

45.4%

38.1%

38.2%

45.8%

26.2%

43.4%

11 - 40 weeds

0.201

0.015

19.2%

11.9%

12.7%

23.5%

26.2%

13.1%

> 40 weeds

0.049

0.008

4.9%

2.4%

6.9%

2.8%

1.6%

4.9%

Don’t know

0.338

0.017

28.5%

47.6%

33.2%

27.9%

45.9%

38.5%

Demographic characteristics

Male

0.632

0.018

57.1%

66.7%

68.1%

67.4%

45.9%

62.8%

Age

18 - 30 years

0.085

0.010

4.5%

9.5%

9.7%

6.2%

14.8%

10.7%

31 - 45 years

0.253

0.016

23.3%

28.6%

25.8%

27.5%

29.5%

19.8%

46 - 60 years

0.307

0.017

29.3%

33.3%

33.6%

27.0 %

29.5%

32.2%

>60 years (base)

0.355

0.017

42.9%

28.6%

30.9%

39.3%

26.2%

37.2%

Educational attainment

High school or less (base)

0.106

0.011

7.5%

9.8%

10.1%

10.6%

8.2%

16.5%

2-year or some college

0.205

0.015

23.3%

22.0%

18.0%

22.2%

23.0%

17.4%