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Table 8
Output of parameter estimates of the ordinal regression model construct to analyze the level of satisfaction of sea cucumber fishers on their buyers in the three coastal regions of Sri Lanka.
| Variable | Estimate | SE | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold 0-1 (Highly dissatisfied − Dissatisfied) 1-2 (Dissatisfied − Not satisfied or dissatisfied) 2-3 (Not satisfied or dissatisfied − Satisfied) 3-4 (Satisfied − Highly satisfied) Fishing regions |
2.43 4.33 5.46 7.35 |
2.92 2.96 2.98 3.04 |
0.406 0.143 0.068 0.015 |
| 1 − North-west fishing region | 0.24 | 1.08 | 0.824 |
| 2 − Northern fishing region | 1.97 | 1.40 | 0.160 |
| 3 − North-east fishing regions | 0a | – | – |
| Ethnicity | |||
| 1 − Sinhala Buddhist | −24.72 | 0.00 | – |
| 2 − Sinhala Christian | −2.24 | 0.78 | 0.004 |
| 3 − Tamil Hindu | −0.34 | 1.47 | 0.819 |
| 4 − Tamil Christian | −0.19 | 1.11 | 0.859 |
| 5 − Muslims | 0a | – | – |
| Fishing methods | |||
| 1 − Snorkeling | 4.75 | 1.46 | 0.001 |
| 2 − SCUBA diving | 4.57 | 1.86 | 0.014 |
| 3 − Gleaning | 2.49 | 1.66 | 0.133 |
| 4 − Using surrounding nets | 0a | – | – |
| Age | 0.00. | 0.03 | 0.958 |
| Level Education | −0.53 | 0.46 | 0.247 |
| Annual income in thousand US$ | 0.65 | 0.21 | 0.002 |
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