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Table 10 Perceptions of community administration

From: Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration

 

Sample

N = 522

Non-Migrant

N = 202

Migrant

N = 320

P-value

Decision makers in the community:

0.012

 Local/regional authorities

416 (79.7%)

161 (79.7%)

255 (79.7%)

 

 Everyone (voting)

62 (11.9%)

30 (14.8%)

32 (10.0%)

 

 Local leaders (organizations/households)

12 (2.3%)

6 (3.0%)

6 (1.9%)

 

 Does not know

32 (6.1%)

5 (2.5%)

27 (8.4%)

 

Local leaders are corrupt:

< 0.001

 Yes

219 (42.0%)

103 (51.0%)

116 (36.3%)

 

 Does not know

155 (29.7%)

35 (17.3%)

120 (37.5%)

 

Regional leaders are corrupt:

0.012

 Yes

304 (58.2%)

134 (66.3%)

170 (53.1%)

 

 Does not know

166 (31.8%)

52 (25.7%)

114 (35.6%)

 

National leaders are corrupt:

0.223

 Yes

376 (72.0%)

154 (76.2%)

222 (69.4%)

 

 Does not know

110 (21.1%)

37 (18.3%)

73 (22.8%)

 

Your opinion matters, and to whom:

< 0.001

 No

172 (32.9%)

46 (22.8%)

126 (39.4%)

 

 Yes, to my neighbors

111 (21.3%)

45 (22.3%)

64 (20.0%)

 

 Yes, to authorities/local leaders

177 (33.9%)

98 (48.5%)

79 (24.7%)

 

 Does not know

62 (11.9%)

13 (6.4)

49 (15.3%)