Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.

Variables	Categories	Total (n = 246)	Percentage
Gender	Male	100	40.5
	Female	146	59.1
Age (years)	18–35	62	25.1
	36–45	61	24.8
	>45	123	50
Education level§	Not attended any school	158	63.9
	Attended/Attending NFE£	54	21.9
	Primary level	15	6.1
	Secondary level	13	5.3
	Buddhist studies€	6	2.4
Cattle holding per household	Above or equal to 4	165	66.8
	Below 4	81	32.8
Husbandry practice¥	Mix of stall feeding & tethered grazing	110	44.5
	Mix of stall feeding & free grazing	30	12.1
	Stall feeding	102	41.3
	All-time free grazing	4	1.6

^§ The participants under “Not attended any school” were considered “Illiterate”, while the rest were considered “Literate” in the analyses.

^£ NFE is a non-formal education program in Bhutan targeted toward building literacy in rural communities.

^€ Buddhist studies refer to either formal or non-formal education imparted by Buddhist monasteries.

^¥ The participants under “Stall feeding” were considered “Stall feeding”, while the rest were considered “Mixed practices”.