Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 755 | n = 1369 | n = 2124 | |
Age | |||
≤ 19 | 208 (27.6) | 298 (21.8) | 506 (23.9) |
20–29 | 195 (25.9) | 416 (30.4) | 611 (28.8) |
30–39 | 194 (25.8) | 384 (28.1) | 578 (27.3) |
40–49 | 108 (14.3) | 169 (12.4) | 277 (13.0) |
50+ | 48 (6.4) | 100 (7.3) | 148 (7.0) |
Highest level of Education | |||
None | 44 (5.8) | 520 (38.2) | 564 (26.6) |
Pre-primary/Some primary | 387 (51.3) | 670 (49.2) | 1057 (49.9) |
Completed primary | 104 (13.8) | 93 (6.8) | 197 (9.3) |
Some secondary | 142 (18.8) | 63 (4.6) | 205 (9.7) |
Completed secondary | 25 (3.3) | 10 (0.7) | 35 (1.7) |
Higher Education/Vocational | 53 (7.0) | 7 (0.5) | 60 (2.8) |
Source of Livelihood1 | |||
Subsistence crop grower | 710 (94.0) | 1336 (97.6) | 2046 (96.3) |
Cash crop grower | 322 (42.6) | 573 (41.2) | 895 (42.1) |
Livestock farmer | 309 (40.9) | 476 (34.8) | 785 (37.0) |
Brick Maker | 97 (12.8) | 4 (0.3) | 101 (4.8) |
Alcohol brewing | 0 (0.0) | 724 (52.9) | 724 (34.1) |
Petty/retail business | 68 (9.0) | 192 (14.0) | 260 (12.2) |
Others | 191 (25.3) | 127 (9.3) | 310 (14.6) |
Current Partnership | |||
Married | 493 (65.3) | 1000 (73.0) | 1493 (70.3) |
Living with partner as if married | 10 (1.3) | 18 (1.3) | 28 (1.3) |
Never married | 232 (30.7) | 179 (13.1) | 411 (19.4) |
Widow/widower | 6 (0.8) | 109 (8.0) | 115 (5.4) |
Separated/Divorced | 14 (1.9) | 63 (4.6) | 77 (3.6) |