Table 3.

Comparison of percentage of general utility of wild edible plants among the study communities (Kusume, Gamo, and Derashe)

Ethnic Groups	Edible	Medicinal	Fire wood	Construction & Technology	Row Total	Chi-Square
Kusume	53.0	7.5	22.7	27.3	110.5	X2 = 3.89 ns
Derashe	54.6	12.1	19.7	28.8	115.2
Gamo	60.6	10.6	28.8	47.0	147.0
Column total	168.5	30.2	71.2	103.1	372.7

ns: no significant difference