Attitude toward conservation area Demographic variables N Positive % Negative % Neutral % x2 df p-value Villages Galeef Qello 57  10.53 85.96 3.51       Daka 70  12.86 84.29 2.85  1.76 6 0.938 Shalla Billa 110     14.55 83.63 1.82       Desta Abijata     123    11.38 86.99 1.63       Total/average     360 12.33 85.22 2.45       Gender Male 216   11.11 86.57  2.32  0.64     2 0.724 Female 144 14.59 83.33 2.08       Age               Young 193  19.17 77.72 3.11 19.07     2 0.000 Old   167 4.79 94.02 1.19        Education Uneducated  303  2.64 95.05 2.31    172.56 2     0.001     Educated 57  64.91 31.58 3.51

Table 2: Attitude of respondents towards conservation area.