Table 1. Descriptive statistics and reliability analysis for the response of the sample of commercial fishers to each survey item; α is Chronbach's α.
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|
Survey items |
Mean† |
Standard deviation |
Item-total correlation |
α if item deleted |
|
I am confident that I could get work elsewhere if I needed to. |
1.98 |
1.06 |
.46 |
.653 |
|
I would be nervous trying something else.‡ |
1.89 |
.97 |
.45 |
.656 |
|
I am more likely to adapt to change compared to other fishers I know. |
2.68 |
.90 |
.47 |
.656 |
|
I am confident things will turn out well regardless of changes. |
2.09 |
1.08 |
.43 |
.656 |
|
I have many career options available to me if I decide to no longer be a fisher. |
1.66 |
.91 |
.41 |
.662 |
|
Every time there is a new change I plan a way to make it work for me. |
2.86 |
.94 |
.68 |
.666 |
|
If there are any more changes I will not survive much longer.‡ |
2.18 |
1.00 |
.32 |
.670 |
|
I can cope with small changes in industry. |
3.01 |
.85 |
-.05 |
.676 |
|
I am too young to retire and too old to find work elsewhere.‡ |
1.66 |
.88 |
.23 |
.680 |
|
I have planned for my financial security. |
3.06 |
.98 |
.20 |
.684 |
|
I am not competitive enough to survive much longer.‡ |
2.86 |
1.15 |
.13 |
.684 |
|
I am interested in learning new skills outside of the industry. |
2.32 |
1.1 |
.17 |
.685 |
|
I would find it very difficult working for someone else.§ |
1.89 |
1.02 |
.56 |
.685 |
|
Change is normal part of our everyday life.§ |
2.85 |
.84 |
.28 |
.686 |
|
I would like to start up a business one day doing something other than fishing.§ |
1.97 |
.95 |
.30 |
.693 |
|
I believe that the future will look after itself.§ |
1.64 |
.85 |
.02 |
.700 |
|
I am always thinking of new and better ways to improve my fishing business.§ |
2.97 |
.94 |
.27 |
.706 |
|
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†Statements were measured on a 4-point scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = agree, 4 = strongly agree.
‡The data for negatively worded statements were reversed prior to analysis.
§The five statements that were removed from the scale were those with the largest Cronbach's α if deleted.
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