Explaining the resurgent popularity of the wild: motivations for wild plant gathering in the Biosphere Reserve Grosses Walsertal, Austria

Table 2 Answer frequencies (freq) and percentages (%) for motivations for gathering wild plants (n = 353), Likert scale ranging from 1 (full accordance) to 5 (no accordance)

Motivations for gathering wild plants		1	2	3	4	5	Total
(1) Nature	freq	213	68	52	12	8	353
	%	60.3	19.3	14.7	3.4	2.3	100
(2) Earning money	freq	3	6	14	17	313	353
	%	0.8	1.7	4.0	4.8	88.7	100
(3) Parents	freq	79	63	97	48	66	353
	%	22.4	17.8	27.5	13.6	18.7	100
(4) Better than bought	freq	250	57	29	10	7	353
	%	70.8	16.1	8.2	2.8	2.0	100
(5) For free	freq	184	56	49	32	32	353
	%	52.1	15.9	13.9	9.1	9.1	100
(6) Reasonable activity	freq	175	70	69	23	16	353
	%	49.6	19.8	19.5	6.5	4.5	100
(7) Higher value than bought	freq	250	61	27	9	6	353
	%	70.8	17.3	7.6	2.5	1.7	100
(8) Meeting friends	freq	55	47	85	69	97	353
	%	15.6	13.3	24.1	19.5	27.5	100
(9) Common activity	freq	40	48	106	64	95	353
	%	11.3	13.6	30.0	18.1	26.9	100
(10) Fun	freq	115	115	79	27	17	353
	%	32.6	32.6	22.4	7.6	4.8	100
(11) Old custom	freq	74	58	111	57	53	353
	%	21.0	16.4	31.4	16.1	15.0	100
(12) Enjoying plants	freq	157	96	78	12	10	353
	%	44.5	27.2	22.1	3.4	2.8	100
(13) Kids	freq	150	97	61	17	28	353
	%	42.5	27.5	17.3	4.8	7.9	100
Motivations for not gathering wild plants		1	2	3	4	5	Total
(14) No time	freq	85	68	79	45	76	353
	%	24.1	19.3	22.4	12.7	21.5	100
(15) Prefer to buy	freq	20	31	87	65	150	353
	%	5.7	8.8	24.6	18.4	42.5	100
(16) Lack of knowledge	freq	45	87	107	64	50	353
	%	12.7	24.6	30.3	18.1	14.2	100
(17) Much Work	freq	25	50	102	75	101	353
	%	7.1	14.2	28.9	21.2	28.6	100

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