Table 1. Respondents’ rankings of the importance of º£½ÇÉçÇø’s forest uses

May 4, 2017 Spire 2017 Issue

Mill Town and Statewide respondents’ ranking of the importance of the following uses for º£½ÇÉçÇø’s forests by percent of respondents

(1=most important, and 5=least important)
As a source of economic wealth
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 445 19.8 9.0 12.2 10.5 33.3 Ìý5 106225 0.001
Statewide 420 14.6 6.2 10.6 12.2 40.4 5
As a place for recreation and relaxation
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 443 9.1 13.3 21.5 25.3 15.1 4 90311 0.238
Statewide 420 7.8 14.0 27.6 22.8 11.8 3
As a place for the protection of water, air, and soil
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 446 30.9 20.8 14.1 13.0 6.3 1 83162 0.001
Statewide 420 36.6 23.0 13.6 7.0 3.8 1
As a place to support a wide variety of plants and animals
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 446 19.2 29.0 17.3 14.1 5.3 2 88992 0.074
Statewide 421 22.0 31.4 13.2 13.6 4.0 2
As a source of meat, firewood, berries, and other non-timber product
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 443 7.0 12.4 18.9 22.1 24.0 5 98575 0.263
Statewide 420 5.8 8.8 18.8 27.6 23.0 4