A socio-psychological model of laser levelling impacts assessment

Table 4 Social impacts of laser land levelling technology

Indicators	Priority	Rank mean	Positive impact						No impact
			Low		Average		High		No impact
			Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Job opportunities
Seasonal agricultural labor	7	1.46	30	19.9	37	24.5	39	25.8	45	29.8
Employment opportunities	8	1.45	27	17.9	38	25.2	39	25.8	46	30.5
Number of family workforce	10	1.34	31	20.5	36	23.8	32	21.2	49	32.5
Sense of belonging to village (place attachment)
Sense of belonging to village	2	1.72	30	19.9	43	28.5	47	31.1	29	19.2
Interest in living in villages in the future	3	1.71	37	24.5	47	31.1	42	27.8	24	15.9
Interest in spending most time in village	5	1.65	34	22.5	40	26.5	44	29.1	31	20.5
Taking responsibility for improving villages status	5	1.65	42	27.8	39	25.8	42	27.8	26	17.2
Immigration
Immigration from rural areas	6	1.50	32	21.2	40	26.5	38	25.2	40	26.5
Immigrants returns	9	1.35	33	21.9	37	24.5	32	21.2	48	31.8
Welfare
Improving farmers’ living condition	1	1.96	37	24.5	48	31.8	54	35.8	11	7.3
Quality of life satisfaction	2	1.72	42	27.8	45	29.8	42	27.8	21	13.9
Enjoying life	3	1.71	34	22.5	45	29.8	44	29.1	26	17.2
Spending more time with their families	4	1.67	38	25.2	50	33.1	37	24.5	24	15.9
Reduce poverty and inequality	7	1.46	31	20.5	46	30.5	32	21.2	41	27.2

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