From: Community attitudes towards bears, bear bile use, and bear conservation in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
Statementa | Age | Gender | Ethnicity | Village | hh size | Assets |
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Bear bile has medicinal value | ns | Phi = .163* (female) | ns | ns | t = 2.086* df = 185 | ns |
It is acceptable to use bile from bears that are farmed | t = 2.198* df = 113 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Bile from wild bears has stronger medicinal properties than farmed bears | ns | ns | Cramer’s V = .193* Khmu (asr = −2.68) | Cramer’s V = .300** Pa Nor (asr = − 3.8) | t = 2.567** df = 175 | ns |
Using bile from wild bears will lead to a lower number of bears in the wild | t = 1.836* df = 222 | ns | ns | Cramer’s V = .229* Tin Pa (asr = −3.3) | t = 2.610** df = 228 | ns |
There are good medicinal alternatives to bear bile/bear gallbladder | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | t = 1.917* df = 190 |
Use of bear bile is an important part of my culture | t = 2.332* df = 159 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
It is easy to find places to buy bear bile | ns | ns | ns | Cramer’s V = .266** Nong Toke (asr = 3.3) | ns | ns |