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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and samples of forest owners and forest managers

From: Adaptation of forest management to climate change as perceived by forest owners and managers in Belgium

 

All respondents

Forest owners

Forest managers

Gender

 Male

88 %

87 %

90 %

 Female

12 %

13 %

10 %

Age

  < 30 years

9 %

5 %

14 %

 30–39 years

14 %

9 %

21 %

 40–49 years

20 %

17 %

23 %

  > 50 years

57 %

70 %

42 %

Forest location

 Flanders

55 %

58 %

51 %

 Wallonia

40 %

37 %

43 %

 Flanders & Wallonia

3 %

3 %

4 %

 Abroad

2 %

3 %

2 %

Education

 Basic education

1 %

1 %

0 %

 Secondary education

21 %

19 %

23 %

 Higher education

79 %

80 %

77 %

Income

 Average gross annual revenue

 

<500 €

-

Type of management

 Active/Passive

 

91 %/9 %

-

 Public/Private

 

-

54 %/46 %

Forest size

  < 2 ha

22 %

32 %

9 %

 2–199 ha

43 %

59 %

23 %

  > 200 ha

35 %

10 %

68 %

Member of a forest owners’ association

 Yes

52 %

61 %

40 %

 No

48 %

39 %

60 %

No. of observations

391

220

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