Table 4. Results of analysis of freelists of “causes of the problems with current flows in the Crocodile River”, showing frequency with which interviewees identified causes, the percentage of interviewees who identified that cause, the average ranking of that cause, and the salience (Smith's S) of the cause.
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ID |
Cause of Problems with Flow |
Frequency |
Resp. Pct. |
Avg. Rank |
Smith's S |
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
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ILLEGAL USE
LOW
RAINFALL
FORESTRY
COMMERCIAL
AGRICULTURE
OVER
ALLOCATION
KWINA
DAM
DAMS
DEVELOPMENT
DROUGHT
URBAN
AREAS
MANAGEMENT
FOCUS
REGIONAL
CAPACITY
GLOBAL
WARMING
POLLUTION
NATIONAL
CAPACITY
URBAN
GROWTH
ALIEN
SPECIES
INAPPROPRIATE
CROPS
MINING
POLLUTION
EVAPORATION
NO
METERING
AGRIC
POLLUTION
WASTAGE OF
WATER
AWARENESS
LONG
TERM
PLANNING
RESEARCH
OVER
ABSTRACTION
IRRIGATION
BOARDS
WATER
PRICING
ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION
GARDEN
PDI
SUPPLY
Total/Average: |
10
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
108 |
31
25
22
22
22
19
16
16
16
13
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3.375 |
2.3
1.375
2.143
2.857
3
2.167
4.2
2.6
2.4
4
2
5.333
2.333
3.667
4.333
3.333
1
5.5
1
4.5
2.5
1.5
5
3.5
2.5
3
1
4
8
6
2
6
5
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0.26
0.233
0.137
0.125
0.146
0.153
0.084
0.102
0.12
0.031
0.069
0.039
0.049
0.051
0.051
0.053
0.063
0.028
0.063
0.029
0.038
0.055
0.015
0.018
0.050
0.010
0.031
0.021
0.007
0.009
0.021
0.009
0.006
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