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Table 4 Correlation between socio-demographic characteristics, respondent’s background and type of waste disposed from the household at Panji district

From: Household solid waste management practices and perceptions among residents in the East Coast of Malaysia

  

Waste type

X2 (p-value)

Food

Bottles

Plastic

others

Locality

Kg. Chempaka

18

6

6

0

43.67 (0.002)*

Taman Desa Kujid

25

0

5

0

 

Taman Sri Iman

21

1

7

0

 

Kg Belukar

83

7

30

5

 

Kg Panji

49

4

8

0

 

Kg Tapang

29

0

4

0

 

Taman Bendahara

26

0

3

0

 

Gender

Male

119

9

28

0

5.338 (0.254)

Female

132

10

34

5

 

Age

18-24

36

3

7

0

23.67 (0.26)

25-29

36

4

8

1

 

30-34

47

0

11

1

 

35-49

71

5

12

3

 

50-65

48

7

21

0

 

>65

13

0

3

0

 

Marital status

single

55

8

14

0

9.28 (0.32)

married

192

10

48

5

 

divorce

4

1

0

0

 

Number of persons per household Education level

1-3

77

6

15

0

5.930 (0.655)

4-6

129

11

37

3

 

>6

45

2

10

2

 

Primary

21

1

5

0

11.896 (.751)

secondary

135

12

43

4

 

tertiary

85

6

12

1

 

Professional

9

0

1

0

 

Type of house

Bungalow

81

7

12

2

49.745 (<0.001)

Semi detached

29

3

5

0

 

Terrace

33

1

15

1

 

Village

30

7

13

2

 

Other

78

1

17

0

 

Cook at home

Yes

232

16

55

5

2.729 (0.604)

No

19

3

7

0

 
  1. *p<0.05