No.

Item

Scale of response

Independent t test

SD

DA

U

A

SA

Sex

N

M

SD

t-value

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

1.

Human population growth

18

12.6

-

-

3

2.1

72

50.3

27

18.9

M

80

3.6875

1.0860

−1.776

F

40

3.8750

1.1022

2.

Drought

-

-

-

-

3

2.1

52

36.4

45

60.4

3.2750

1.1035

−1.234

3.4100

1.0132

3.

Over grazing

10

7.0

7

4.9

7

4.9

60

42.0

36

25.2

3.7750

1.0185

−1.7754

4.0750

1.3846

4.

Increase in number of cattle

4

2.8

6

4.2

8

5.6

66

46.2

36

25.2

3.6875

1.0860

−1.667

4.1000

1.5980

5.

Char coal production

6

4.2

17

11.9

6

4.2

55

38.5

36

25.2

3.7750

0.92743

−.555

3.9000

1.5325

6.

Settlement expansion

11

7.7

-

-

14

9.8

59

41.3

36

25.2

3.7625

1.0218

−2.053

4.2000

1.2444

7.

Agricultural land expansion

6

4.2

6

4.2

10

7.0

62

43.4

36

25.2

3.8875

0.85675

−1.204

4.1250

1.2847

8.

Increased need for fire wood

10

7.0

4

2.8

8

5.6

62

43.4

36

25.2

3.8375

0.96053

−1.096

4.0750

1.3846