| A survey conducted in San Jose, California in the summer of 2005 for Friends of Guadalupe River Park and Gardens reveals that the vast majority of the 1,033 respondents are unaware of the current use of recycled water. While gardeners are more knowledgeable about it, respondents with higher levels of involvement in community garden programs have lower support and are more likely to be white, older, and better educated. Accidentally ingesting toxics and long term health effects are the patterns for their fear. Hypotheses are tested to see whether gender or race has any significant relationships with support levels for using recycled water. There is no such link. However, multivariate regression analysis shows that years of education and level of involvement in community garden programs are significant predictors. Based on these findings, an alternate independent variable is suggested for the second longitudinal study. |
