Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics of rice farmers across the clusters
Socio-demographic characteristics | Clusters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | |
Gender (%) ** | |||
Male | 56 | 74.8 | 83.33 |
Female | 44 | 25.2 | 16.66 |
Age (%)* | |||
≤30 | 40 | 11.11 | 10.93 |
31–45 | 36 | 55.55 | 57.81 |
≥46 | 24 | 33.34 | 31.26 |
Education (%)* | |||
None | 39.5 | 38.88 | 57.81 |
Primary level | 31.33 | 5.55 | 34.37 |
Secondary level | 23.5 | 33.33 | 7.81 |
University level | 5.67 | 22.22 | 0 |
Marital status (%) | |||
Married | 70 | 75 | 62.24 |
Single | 30 | 16.66 | 26.53 |
Divorced | 0 | 8.33 | 9.18 |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 2.04 |
Household size (%) | |||
≤2 | 30 | 8.33 | 23.46 |
3–5 | 30 | 25 | 43.87 |
≥6 | 40 | 66.66 | 28.66 |
Farm size (%)* | |||
≤5 ha | 43.5 | 27.77 | 40.63 |
5–10 ha | 40 | 55.55 | 34.37 |
>10 ha | 16.5 | 16.66 | 24.99 |
Share of the acreage of rice land in the farm size (%) | |||
≤10% | 8.33 | 8.33 | 14.46 |
10–50% | 75 | 82 | 80.72 |
≥51% | 17 | 9.77 | 4.82 |