Table 1 Socio-demographic characterstics of interviewed respondents (n = 165, %) in eastern Ethiopia in 2014
Variables | Farmers | Traders | Supportersa | Consumers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Sex group | Male | 53 | 70.7 | 7 | 23.3 | 18 | 60.0 | 13 | 43.3 |
Female | 22 | 29.3 | 23 | 76.7 | 12 | 40.0 | 17 | 56.7 | |
Age group | <35 years old | 23 | 30.7 | 11 | 36.7 | 9 | 30.0 | 11 | 36.7 |
35–50 years old | 46 | 61.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 16 | 53.3 | 11 | 36.7 | |
>50 years old | 6 | 8.0 | 8 | 26.7 | 5 | 16.7 | 8 | 26.7 | |
Marital status | Single | 28 | 37.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 15 | 50.0 | 15 | 50.0 |
Married | 41 | 54.7 | 12 | 40.0 | 15 | 50.0 | 15 | 50.0 | |
Divorced | 6 | 8.0 | 6 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Educational level | No formal education | 51 | 68.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 20.0 |
Primary education | 24 | 32.0 | 17 | 56.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 33.3 | |
Secondary education | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 26.7 | |
Teritery education | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 100.0 | 6 | 20.0 | |
Household income per month (ETB) | <3000 | 22 | 29.3 | 4 | 13.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 5 | 16.7 |
3000–10,000 | 46 | 61.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 10 | 33.3 | 15 | 50.0 | |
>10,000 | 7 | 9.3 | 15 | 50.0 | 9 | 30.0 | 10 | 33.3 | |
Years of experience | <5 years | 1 | 1.3 | 8 | 26.7 | 10 | 33.3 | 11 | 36.7 |
5–10 years | 10 | 13.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 16 | 53.3 | 11 | 36.7 | |
>10 years | 64 | 85.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 4 | 13.3 | 8 | 26.7 | |