Table 1 Demographic and household characteristics of the quantitative study participants
Village A (n = 154) | Village B (n = 112) | Village C (n = 111) | Village D (n = 100) | Total (N = 477) | p-value Chi-square & Kruskal wallis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 0.001 | |||||
under 24 | 10 (7%) | 10 (9%) | 27 (24%) | 8 (8%) | 55 (11%) | |
25 to 54 | 102 (66%) | 54 (48%) | 68 (61%) | 57 (57%) | 281 (59%) | |
over 55 | 42 (27%) | 48 (43%) | 16 (14%) | 35 (35%) | 141 (30%) | |
Gender | 0.057 | |||||
Female | 89 (58%) | 66 (59%) | 76 (68%) | 72 (72%) | 303 (64%) | |
Male | 65 (42%) | 46 (41%) | 35 (32%) | 28 (28%) | 174 (36%) | |
Highest education | 0.250 | |||||
None + primary school | 56 (36%) | 34 (30%) | 47 (42%) | 32 (32%) | 169 (35%) | |
Secondary school + college/university/professional | 98 (64%) | 78 (70%) | 64 (58%) | 68 (68%) | 308 (65%) | |
Primary livelihood | < 0.001 | |||||
Crop production | 52 (34%) | 14 (12%) | 34 (31%) | 47 (47%) | 147 (31%) | |
Domestic animal related business | 4 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 5 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 12 (3%) | |
Homemaker | 32 (21%) | 40 (36%) | 42 (38%) | 28 (28%) | 142 (30%) | |
Non-animal related business | 44 (29%) | 42 (38%) | 11 (10%) | 17 (17%) | 114 (24%) | |
Unemployed/student/child | 6 (4%) | 12 (11%) | 19 (17%) | 7 (7%) | 44 (9%) | |
Wildlife related business | 16 (10%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (4%) | |
Crowding index | < 0.001 | |||||
Mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.1 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.5) | |
Range | 0.4–3.5 | 0.33–2.33 | 0.5–3.0 | 0.3–2.7 | 0.3–3.5 | |
Dedicated location for waste | < 0.001 | |||||
No | 40 (26%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (6%) | 3 (3%) | 50 (10%) | |
Yes | 114 (74%) | 112 (100%) | 104 (94%) | 97 (97%) | 427 (90%) |