Respondent demographics predict the perceived responsibility for protecting Chesapeake Bay of individual households versus government.

Mean (±1 SE) perceived responsibility for protecting Chesapeake Bay by respondent (A) age, (B) home-ownership status, and (C) watershed. Respondents were assessed on the degree to which they thought government versus individuals are responsible for stormwater runoff based on a 5-point Likert scale, with a larger number indicating greater responsibility for the individual. Different lowercase letters denote statistical significance among factor levels (p< 0.05).