Table 3 Definitions of Variables and Summary Statistics
VariableMeanDescription
Price3.96 [2.63]Dollar amount individual would pay for curbside recycling service in 2007 dollars; amounts were one of the following: 1 (17%), 2 (21%), 3 (20%), 5 (20%), 7 (16%), 9 (4%), 12 (3%)
Income86.42 [54.07]Household income in thousands of dollars
Employed0.591 if employed full time, 0 otherwise
College Graduate0.741 if received bachelor's degree or higher, 0 otherwise
Age52.41 [14.83]Age of respondent
Female0.591 if respondent if female, 0 otherwise
White0.971 if respondent is white, 0 otherwise
Number in Household2.51 [1.16]Number of individuals living in the household
City Service0.181 if respondent receives city-provided trash collection, 0 otherwise
Drop-off Know0.481 if respondent knows of drop-off recycling center in the city, 0 otherwise
Drop-off User0.201 if respondent uses drop-off recycling, 0 otherwise
Recycle at Work0.451 if respondent recycles at work, 0 otherwise
Ethical Duty0.831 if respondent feels an ethical duty to recycle, 0 otherwise
Money Motive0.321 if saving money motivates respondent to recycle, 0 otherwise
Primary Ethics0.661 if ethical duty would most encourage household to recycle, 0 otherwise
Primary Saving Money0.161 if saving money would most encourage household to recycle, 0 otherwise
Member Envir. Org.0.101 if someone in household is a member of an environmental organization, 0 otherwise