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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of women involved in bovine and caprine milk value chains in Fatick, expressed as percentage of interviewed women

From: Caprine milk as a source of income for women instead of a taboo: a comparative analysis of the implication of women in the caprine and bovine value chains in Fatick, Senegal

 

Bovine

Caprine

n = 20 interviewees

n = 30 interviewees

Age

Average age (± SD, years)

50 (± 13.1)

45 (± 12.6)

Marital status (% of women)

Single

5

3

Married

65

80

Widow

30

17

Instruction (% of women)

Parallel education system1

30

37

Classical education system2

25

53

None

45

10

Education level3 (% of women)

Primary

100

50

Secondary

0

50

Village organization (% of women)

GIE4

5

93

Associations

5

0

Cooperatives

25

0

None

65

7

  1. 1 Koranic classes and literacy rooms (in local language, French or Arabic)
  2. 2 French and/or Arabic school
  3. 3 Only for women who have received instruction in French
  4. 4 “Groupement d’Intérêt Economique” (GIE [Economic Interest Group])