Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics of beekeepers.

Socio demographic variable		Adopter categories based on years in beekeeping			Distribution of socio variable across adopter categories (χ2)
	All beekeepers (n = 166) percent	Late adopters, 1 to 3 yrs. (n = 72) percent	Early adopters, 4 to 7 yrs. (n = 52) percent	Innovators, >8 yrs. (n = 42) percent
Age categories (years)					χ2 = 14.29**
17–35	31	59	22	19
36–55	43	44	26	30
56–70	16	28	50	22
>70	10	18	46	36
Gender					χ2 = 2.812
Female	22	56	22	22
Male	78	40	34	26
Education					χ2 = 13.14*
No-formal	59	52	25	23
Primary	36	22	33	45
Secondary	4	15	60	25
Tertiary	0.6	0	100	0
Agro-ecological zone					χ2 = 16.06**
Mid-Northern	23	71	16	13
Eastern	42	33	39	28
West Nile	35	38	31	31
Scale of production					χ2 = 16.17**
small scale (<22beehives)	68	53	29	18
Large scale (>beehives)	32	23	35	42

Significant at

*10%

** at 5%