Exploring the Factors That Influence Stakeholder Participation in Decision-Making for the Moat System Restoration Project in Tianchang City, China

Table 1

Participant characteristics.

Attributes	Description	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	240	50.7
	Female	233	49.3
Age	18–25	105	22.2
	26–35	173	36.6
	36–45	81	17.1
	46–55	86	18.2
	55+	28	5.9
Education level	Primary school	95	20.1
	Secondary school	95	20.1
	Bachelor’s degree	178	37.6
	Master’s degree	85	18.0
	PhD+	20	4.2
Employment status	Civil servant	188	39.7
	Self-employed	85	18.0
	Scholar	8	1.7
	Worker	87	18.4
	Others	105	22.2
Years	Less than 1 year	94	19.9
	2–7 years	100	21.1
	8–13 years	88	18.6
	14–19 years	87	18.4
	More than 20 years	104	22.0
Familiarity with participation in decision-making	Not at all familiar	83	17.5
	Slightly familiar	105	22.2
	Moderately familiar	92	19.5
	Very familiar	96	20.3
	Extremely familiar	97	20.5
Flood management as a restoration priority	Approve	86	18.2
	Strongly approve	113	23.9
	Neutral	78	16.5
	Disapprove	91	19.2
	Strongly disapprove	105	22.2