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 |