Perception of soil erosion | Response | Percent of respondents |
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Low land | Mid-altitude | High land | X2 | p | ||
Awareness of soil erosion as problem (N = 117) | Yes | 97 | 100 | 98 | 12.567 | 0.050 |
No | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
If yes: how serious is the problem? (N = 114) | Low | 26 | 2 | 3 | 94.964 | 0.000 |
Medium | 6 | 23 | 6 | |||
High | 68 | 71 | 91 |
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Observed change in the intensity of soil erosion over the last 20 years | Increase | 58 | 90 | 74 | 40.626 | 0.000 |
No change | 5 | 0 | 9 |
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Decrease | 37 | 10 | 27 |
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Do you believe erosion can be controlled? | Yes | 100 | 98 | 95 | 3.809 | 0.149 |
No | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
Status of soil erosion protection structures | Totally removed | 29 | 12 | 3 | 29.908 | 0.000 |
Partially removed | 69 | 84 | 92 | |||
Well maintained | 2 | 4 | 5 |