Economic Valuation for Cultural and Passive Ecosystem Services Using a Stated Preference (Contingent Valuation Method (CVM)) Case of the Elgeyo Watershed Ecosystem, Kenya

Table 1

Respondent demographic statistics.

Variable	Parameters	Frequency	Valid percent	Cumulative percent
Sex	Male	160	42.7	42.7
	Female	215	57.3	100.0
Age cohort	19–35	83	23.2	23.2
	36–60	239	66.9	90.2
	60+	35	9.8	100.0
Education	Graduate	11	2.9	3.2
	None	13	3.5	6.7
	Postgraduate	3	0.8	7.5
	Primary	114	30.4	37.9
	Secondary	170	45.3	83.2
	Tertiary	63	16.8	100.0
Main occupation	Business	45	12.0	12.5
	Crop farmer	293	78.1	90.7
	Juakali/craftsman	3	0.8	91.5
	None	3	0.8	92.3
	Pastoralists	1	0.3	92.5
	Retired (pensioner)	4	1.1	93.6
	Salaried/employed	24	6.4	100.0