Table 2. Respondents’ socio-economic... | Emerald Publishing

Table 2.

Respondents’ socio-economic characteristics by study area base with their respective kebeles AB = Aba Sena, ED = Enango Dembel, BT = Bikiltu Tokuma, MG = Melka Gasi, LY = Lelisa Yesus, CM = Choli Mikael.

Farmers’ characteristics		Categories of the farmers	Study area base
			Lowland		Midland		Highland
			AB	ED	BT	MG	LY	CM	Total
Gender		Male	67	67	62	67	53	42	358
Gender		Female	0	0	5	0	14	25	44
Age		35 and below	28	33	13	0	0	18	92
		36–50	30	17	24	51	24	28	174
		51–65	9	17	26	16	19	17	104
		Above 65	0	0	4	0	24	4	32
Education	Illiterate	Can't read & write	0	23	5	8	29	18	83
	Literate	Primary school	13	29	21	25	5	13	106
		Secondary school	36	6	14	18	14	24	112
		High school	18	9	27	16	19	12	101
Occupation		Farming alone	45	40	55	24	59	35	258
Occupation		Farming and off-farm	22	27	12	43	8	32	144
		Total	67	67	67	67	67	67	402

Farmers’ characteristics		Categories of the farmers	Study area base
			Lowland		Midland		Highland
			AB	ED	BT	MG	LY	CM	Total
Gender		Male	67	67	62	67	53	42	358
Gender		Female	0	0	5	0	14	25	44
Age		35 and below	28	33	13	0	0	18	92
		36–50	30	17	24	51	24	28	174
		51–65	9	17	26	16	19	17	104
		Above 65	0	0	4	0	24	4	32
Education	Illiterate	Can't read & write	0	23	5	8	29	18	83
	Literate	Primary school	13	29	21	25	5	13	106
		Secondary school	36	6	14	18	14	24	112
		High school	18	9	27	16	19	12	101
Occupation		Farming alone	45	40	55	24	59	35	258
Occupation		Farming and off-farm	22	27	12	43	8	32	144
		Total	67	67	67	67	67	67	402