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An Attitude of Staff and Students towards Littering in Second-Cycle Schools in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the Western North of Ghana
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 4, Issue 1
Table 1. Analysis of factors that contribute tolittering behaviour among students
| Statements | Mean | SD |
| Littering is a result of one’s attitude on campus. | 5.28 | 6.72 |
| I drop pieces of paper unconsciously. | 4.57 | 5.60 |
| I drop litter anywhere because no one will punish me. | 4.45 | 4.69 |
| I do not feel bad throwing litter at any place where some refuse exists already. | 4.38 | 3.87 |
| Wastes are dirt, so I drop them so that I do not have to keep them on me. | 4.34 | 2.81 |
| I drop litter anywhere because I think it is fun. | 4.17 | 1.10 |
| I drop litter anywhere because I do not care | 4.15 | 1.01 |
| In most cases, littering in school is either accidental or intentional. | 3.45 | 1.30 |
| Students do litter around because of laziness. | 3.34 | 1.10 |
| I drop litter anywhere because I cannot find a waste bin. | 3.09 | 0.95 |
| Grand Total | 4.12 | 2.91 |