Table 2.
Socioeconomic characteristics of the interviewed households (HH) in the five villages of the Mahafaly region in SW-Madagascar
| Characteristics | Ampotaka (n = 55) | Andremba (n = 50) | Itomboina (n = 50) | Miarintsoa (n = 50) | Efoetse (n = 50) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of the respondents | 41.7±17.3 | 44.2±15.5 | 46.7±18.3 | 40.4±17.6 | 42.6±19.9 | 43.1±17.8 | |
| Family size | 6.8±3.9 | 6.4±3 | 6.3±3.3 | 7.2±3.7 | 6.7±2.3 | 6.7±3.3 | |
| TLU | 1.6±3.1 | 5.1±9.2 | 4.8±7.5 | 6.9±10.9 | 9.2±12.8 | 5.5±9.5 | |
| Land owned (ha) | 1.6±1.4 | 1.7±1.1 | 2.3±2.1 | 2.7±2.1 | 2.7±2.1 | 2.2±1.8 | |
| Agricultural harvest (%) | Low | 44 | 36 | 62 | 32 | 14 | 38.0 |
| Medium | 50 | 42 | 36 | 52 | 66 | 49.2 | |
| High | 6 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 12.8 | |
| HH activities (%) | Low | 42 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 46 | 37.6 |
| Medium | 36 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 40 | 42.4 | |
| High | 22 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 20.0 | |
| Education level | Low | 52 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 29.2 |
| Visit primary school | 34 | 56 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 49.6 | |
| Finish primary school | 14 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 21.2 | |
| Origin of the head of the HH (%) | Born in the village | 28 | 10 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 26.8 |
| Not born in the village | 72 | 90 | 60 | 62 | 82 | 73.2 | |
| Gender of the respondent (%) | Male | 60 | 70 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 70.4 |
| Female | 40 | 30 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 29.6 | |
| Religion (%) | No religion | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 9.7 |
| Traditional | 60 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 55.3 | 59.9 | |
| Christian | 26 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 27.7 | 30.4 | |