Table 2 Summary Statistics for Independent Variables
VariableMean (SD)
All ObservationsUnit Pricinga
Sociodemographic Characteristics
Married indicator0.62 (0.49)0.52 (0.50)
Male indicator0.48 (0.50)0.44 (0.50)
Age 18 to 24 indicator0.14 (0.34)0.22 (0.42)
Age 25 to 34 indicator0.21 (0.41)0.26 (0.44)
Age 35 to 44 indicator0.22 (0.41)0.21 (0.40)
Age 45 to 54 indicator0.19 (0.39)0.15 (0.36)
Number of adults2.24 (1.02)2.48 (1.16)
Number of children under 50.20 (0.50)0.23 (0.55)
Number of children between 5 and 180.45 (0.80)0.51 (0.84)
No high school indicator0.12 (0.33)0.09 (0.29)
High school indicator0.26 (0.44)0.28 (0.45)
Some postsecondary education indicator0.27 (0.45)0.26 (0.44)
Bachelor's degree indicator0.24 (0.43)0.28 (0.45)
Employed full-time indicator0.48 (0.50)0.44 (0.50)
Employed part-time indicator0.12 (0.33)0.13 (0.34)
Retired indicator0.14 (0.34)0.07 (0.25)
Housewife indicator0.07 (0.26)0.10 (0.30)
Student indicator0.08 (0.27)0.13 (0.33)
In employment but not working indicator0.12 (0.33)0.02 (0.13)
Liberal profession indicatorb0.17 (0.37)0.17 (0.37)
Middle/senior executive indicatorb0.16 (0.37)0.12 (0.33)
Self-employed indicatorb0.07 (0.26)0.07 (0.26)
Salaried employee indicatorb0.36 (0.48)0.38 (0.48)
Manual worker indicatorb0.11 (0.31)0.10 (0.30)
Income30,258 (21,633)26,747 (18,561)
Ownership indicator0.65 (0.48)0.61 (0.49)
House indicator0.55 (0.50)0.50 (0.50)
Number of rooms4.88 (2.31)4.40 (2.15)
Garden indicator0.87 (0.34)0.84 (0.36)
Urban indicator0.45 (0.50)0.50 (0.50)
Suburban indicator0.32 (0.47)0.28 (0.45)
Less than 2 years tenure indicator0.21 (0.41)0.29 (0.45)
2 to 5 years tenure indicator0.25 (0.43)0.26 (0.44)
6 to 15 years tenure indicator0.27 (0.45)0.26 (0.44)
Attitudinal Characteristics Including Motives for Recycling
Waste generation concern indicator0.93 (0.25)0.92 (0.27)
Environmental concern index3.03 (0.66)3.05 (0.68)
Environmental attitude index0.41 (0.68)0.36 (0.68)
Beneficial for the environment indicator0.96 (0.19)0.94 (0.23 )
Money saving indicator0.47 (0.50)0.51 (0.50)
Civic duty indicator0.88 (0.32)0.87 (0.33)
Responsible citizen indicator0.52 (0.50)0.55 (0.50)
Mandatory recycling indicator0.88 (0.32)0.90 (0.30)
Relevance of mandatory recyclingc2.40 (0.96)2.53 (0.93)
Pricing Methods
Weight-based fee indicator0.03 (0.16)N/A
Volume-based fee indicator0.12 (0.33)N/A
Frequency-based fee indicator0.04 (0.21)N/A
Fee based on household size indicator0.15 (0.36)N/A
Flat-fee indicator0.49 (0.50)N/A
No fee indicator0.13 (0.33)N/A
Other form of charging indicator0.04 (0.20)N/A
Services Available
More than once a week pickup of mixed waste indicator0.36 (0.48)0.39 (0.49)
Once a week pickup of mixed waste indicator0.46 (0.50)0.42 (0.49)
Door-to-door service for glass indicator0.27 (0.44)0.32 (0.47)
More than once a week pickup of glass indicatord0.17 (0.37)0.34 (0.48)
Once a week pickup of glass indicatord0.44 (0.50)0.43 (0.50)
Door-to-door service for plastic indicator0.33 (0.47)0.36 (0.48)
More than once a week pickup of plastic indicatore0.15 (0.36)0.32 (0.47)
Once a week pickup of plastic indicatore0.46 (0.50)0.46 (0.50)
Door-to-door service for aluminum indicator0.31 (0.46)0.36 (0.48)
More than once a week pickup of aluminum indicatorf0.16 (0.37)0.31 (0.46)
Once a week pickup of aluminum indicatorf0.45 (0.50)0.45 (0.50)
Door-to-door service for paper indicator0.45 (0.50)0.47 (0.50)
More than once a week pickup of paper indicatorg0.12 (0.33)0.27 (0.45)
Once a week pickup of paper indicatorg0.36 (0.48)0.36 (0.48)
Door-to-door service for food indicator0.39 (0.49)0.44 (0.50)
More than once a week pickup of food indicatorh0.25 (0.43)0.41 (0.49)
Once a week pickup of food indicatorh0.40 (0.49)0.35 (0.48)
Drop off for glass indicator0.58 (0.49)0.48 (0.50)
Drop off for plastic indicator0.40 (0.49)0.35 (0.48)
Drop off for aluminum indicator0.44 (0.50)0.38 (0.48)
Drop off for paper indicator0.45 (0.50)0.40 (0.49)
Drop off for food indicator0.31 (0.46)0.28 (0.45)
Bring back with refund for glass indicator0.18 (0.39)0.17 (0.38)
Bring back with refund for plastic indicator0.18 (0.38)0.18 (0.39)
Bring back with refund for aluminum indicator0.08 (0.26)0.08 (0.28)
Bring back with refund for paper indicator0.02 (0.15)0.04 (0.20)
Bring back with refund for food indicator0.01 (0.11)0.03 (0.17)
Bring back with no refund for glass indicator0.03 (0.18)0.05 (0.21)
Bring back with no refund for plastic indicator0.03 (0.17)0.05 (0.21)
Bring back with no refund for aluminum indicator0.03 (0.16)0.05 (0.21)
Bring back with no refund for paper indicator0.02 (0.15)0.05 (0.21)
Bring back with no refund for food indicator0.02 (0.12)0.03 (0.18)