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. 2018 Nov 2;7:100040. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2018.11.001

Table 1.

Socioeconomic Status of local chicken breeders.

Parameters and variables Sample size Frequencies (%) Parameters and variables Sample size Frequencies (%)
Producer gender Secondary activity
Women 93 43.1 Animal production 155 71.67
Men 123 56.9 Trade 40 18.43
Total 216 100.0 Fishing 3 1.37
Age group craft 13 6.14
<30 47 21.8 Household 3 1.36
30–50 107 49.5 civil servant 1 0.68
50–70 58 26.9 Student 1 0.34
>70 4 1.9 Total 216 100.0
Total 216 100.0
Position in the family Seniority in poultry farming
Householder 123 56.9 <2 18 8.3
spouse 82 38.0 2-5 52 24.1
child 11 5.1 >5 146 67.6
Total 216 100.0 Total 216 100.0
Marital status Purpose of poultry farming
Maried 171 86.1 Sell 83 38.31
Single 28 6 Self-consumption 81 37.74
Divorced 5 2.3 Gift/donation 50 22.99
Widower/widow 12 5.6 Distraction 2 0.96
Total 216 100.0 Total 216 100.0
Source of funding Training in poultry breeding
Personal funding 178 82.4 Yes 40 18.5
Credit 2 0.9 No 176 81.5
Grant state 2 0.9 Total 216 100.0
Gift/donation 18 8.3
Project 16 7.4
Total 216 100.0