Table 1. Respondents’ rankings of the importance of Maine’s forest uses

May 4, 2017 Spire 2017 Issue

Mill Town and Statewide respondents’ ranking of the importance of the following uses for Maine’s forests by percent of respondents

(1=most important, and 5=least important)
As a source of economic wealth
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 445 19.8 9.0 12.2 10.5 33.3  5 106225 0.001
Statewide 420 14.6 6.2 10.6 12.2 40.4 5
As a place for recreation and relaxation
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 443 9.1 13.3 21.5 25.3 15.1 4 90311 0.238
Statewide 420 7.8 14.0 27.6 22.8 11.8 3
As a place for the protection of water, air, and soil
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 446 30.9 20.8 14.1 13.0 6.3 1 83162 0.001
Statewide 420 36.6 23.0 13.6 7.0 3.8 1
As a place to support a wide variety of plants and animals
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 446 19.2 29.0 17.3 14.1 5.3 2 88992 0.074
Statewide 421 22.0 31.4 13.2 13.6 4.0 2
As a source of meat, firewood, berries, and other non-timber product
n 1 2 3 4 5 Mode W p
Mill Town 443 7.0 12.4 18.9 22.1 24.0 5 98575 0.263
Statewide 420 5.8 8.8 18.8 27.6 23.0 4