Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of rice farmers
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Gender (%) | |
Female | 29.2 |
Male | 70.8 |
Age (years) | |
Minimum | 25 |
First quartile | 34 |
Second quartile | 40 |
Third quartile | 47 |
Maximum | 75 |
Marital status (%) | |
Married | 64.2 |
Single | 25.8 |
Divorced | 8.3 |
Widowed | 1.7 |
Education (%) | |
None | 52.5 |
Primary level | 32.5 |
Secondary level | 14.2 |
University level | 0.8 |
Household size (number of individuals) | |
Minimum | 1 |
First quartile | 3 |
Second quartile | 5 |
Third quartile | 6 |
Maximum | 11 |
Surface area of rice producing (ha) | |
Minimum | 0.5 |
Mean | 1.49 |
Maximum | 5 |
Standard deviation | 0.97 |
Total farm size (ha) | |
Minimum | 1.5 |
Mean | 7.98 |
Maximum | 37 |
Standard deviation | 5.95 |