Table 1.
Summary of the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents by socio-economic status
| Characteristics | Total N | Socio-economic status | ||||
| Most poor (%) | Very poor (%) | Poor (%) | Less poor (%) | Least poor (%) | ||
| Total households interviewed | 1451 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 30.0 |
| CCF-enrolled households | 701 | 22.0 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 15.4 |
| Sex of household head (χ2 = 86.5; d.f. = 4; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| male | 1125 | 16.1 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 24.1 |
| female | 326 | 32.2 | 26.1 | 20.2 | 15.6 | 5.8 |
| Age of respondent (χ2 = 26.5; d.f. = 12; p = 0.009) | ||||||
| below 25 | 376 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| 25 to 34 | 443 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 18.1 |
| 35 to 44 | 301 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 23.3 | 20.9 | 24.6 |
| above 45 | 322 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 16.5 |
| Educational level of respondent (χ2 = 44.9; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| none | 89 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 23.6 | 19.1 | 6.7 |
| primary | 1039 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 18.2 |
| secondary | 283 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 29.0 |
| college | 23 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 4.3 | 26.1 | 43.5 |
| Number of household members (χ2 = 100.0; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| 2 to 4 | 384 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 21.6 | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| 5 to 7 | 685 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 21.6 |
| 8 to 10 | 299 | 10.0 | 15.4 | 22.1 | 29.4 | 23.1 |
| more than 10 | 73 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 16.4 | 24.7 | 39.7 |
| Number children (χ2 = 49.7; d.f. = 8; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| 1 to 2 | 396 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 15.9 | 13.9 |
| 3 to 5 | 715 | 20.3 | 21.0 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.7 |
| more than 5 | 328 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 21.3 | 27.1 | 25.3 |
| Number of wives of household head (χ2 = 37.3; d.f. = 8; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| 1 wife | 918 | 22.8 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| 2 wives | 286 | 14.3 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 25.5 |
| more than 2 wives | 154 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 19.5 | 32.5 |
| Main source of household income (χ2 = 99.1; d.f. = 28; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| unskilled labour | 70 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 30.0 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
| skilled labour (craftsperson) | 16 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 12.5 |
| farming | 73 | 12.3 | 17.8 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 20.5 |
| small scale business* | 426 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 15.7 |
| other business | 179 | 17.9 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 22.3 |
| fishing | 472 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 21.2 |
| Salary/pension for employment | 73 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 47.9 |
| support from relative outside Rusinga | 116 | 27.6 | 19.8 | 12.9 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| Monthly expenditure met by households(χ2 = 89.5; d.f. = 12; p < 0.001) | ||||||
| less than 1500 KShs | 186 | 34.9 | 26.9 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 4.8 |
| 1500–3000 KShs | 422 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 16.8 |
| 3000–4500 KShs | 434 | 15.9 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 22.1 |
| more than 4500 KShs | 232 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 19.0 | 26.7 | 29.3 |
* fish mongering & vegetable sales