Table 1 Variable Description.

From: From beauty to belief: The aesthetic and diversity values of plants and pets in shaping biodiversity loss belief among Vietnamese urban residents

Variable

Variable in the original dataset

Description

Data type

Value

BioLossBelief

B2

Belief in biodiversity loss

Numerical

1 = Biodiversity loss is not real

2 = Biodiversity loss is real but only a small problem

3 = Biodiversity loss is real and a major environmental problem

AnimalDiversity

C2_3

The number of types of pets that the respondent owns

Numerical

0 = No pet

1 = One type of pet

2 = Two types of pets

3 = More than two types of pets

PlantDiversity

C1_3

The number of types of plants planted in the respondent’s house

Numerical

0 = No plant

1 = One type of plant

2 = Two types of plants

3 = Three types of plants

4 = Four types of plants

5 = Five types of plants

6 = More than five types of plants

HomeAesthetic

C3_4

Whether the respondent feels the house aesthetic due to plant/animal

Binary

1 = Positive effect

0 = Negative effect