Table 3 Firm characteristics, total N =...

Table 3

Firm characteristics, total N = 208 manufacturing firms

	Count	Valid percent	Cumulative percent
Number of employees
Less than 101	184	88.5	88.5
101 and above	24	11.5	100.0
Geographical region of firm
Central	188	90.4	90.4
Western	5	2.4	92.8
Eastern	13	6.3	99.0
Northern	2	1.0	100.0
Years this firm has been in operation
Less than 5 years	7	3.4	3.4
5–10 years	76	36.5	39.9
10–16 years	65	31.3	71.2
15 years and above	60	28.8	100.0
Nature of the manufacturing business
Food and beverages	66	31.7	31.7
Chemicals, paint, soap, foam products	37	17.8	49.5
Textiles, clothing and footwear	32	15.4	64.9
Metal and furniture products	33	15.9	80.8
Sawmilling, paper	12	5.8	86.5
Packaging and label	12	5.8	92.3
Bricks and cement	11	5.3	97.6
Printing	5	2.4	100.0

	Count	Valid percent	Cumulative percent
Number of employees
Less than 101	184	88.5	88.5
101 and above	24	11.5	100.0
Geographical region of firm
Central	188	90.4	90.4
Western	5	2.4	92.8
Eastern	13	6.3	99.0
Northern	2	1.0	100.0
Years this firm has been in operation
Less than 5 years	7	3.4	3.4
5–10 years	76	36.5	39.9
10–16 years	65	31.3	71.2
15 years and above	60	28.8	100.0
Nature of the manufacturing business
Food and beverages	66	31.7	31.7
Chemicals, paint, soap, foam products	37	17.8	49.5
Textiles, clothing and footwear	32	15.4	64.9
Metal and furniture products	33	15.9	80.8
Sawmilling, paper	12	5.8	86.5
Packaging and label	12	5.8	92.3
Bricks and cement	11	5.3	97.6
Printing	5	2.4	100.0

Source(s): Primary data