Table 1 Demographic characteristics and socioeconomic profile of respondents around Wof-Washa Natural State Forest (WWNSF)
characteristics | Category | N (frequency) | % (percent) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18−30 | 41 | 28.7 |
31−43 | 48 | 33.6 | |
44−56 | 31 | 21.7 | |
> 57 | 23 | 16.1 | |
Sex | Male | 85 | 59.4 |
Female | 58 | 40.6 | |
Marital Status | Married | 116 | 81.1 |
Single | 27 | 18.9 | |
Education | Uneducated | 23 | 16.1 |
informal education | 48 | 33.6 | |
primary | 50 | 35.0 | |
secondary | 22 | 15.4 | |
Family size | 1−3 | 36 | 25.2 |
4 − 6 | 75 | 52.4 | |
> 7 | 32 | 22.4 | |
Source of livelihood | Crop cultivation | 5 | 3.5 |
Crop & livestock | 138 | 96.5 | |
Farmland size | < 0.5 ha | 42 | 29.4 |
0.5−1 ha | 76 | 53.1 | |
> 1 ha | 25 | 17.5 | |
Number of livestock | 0−5 | 25 | 17.5 |
5−10 | 78 | 54.5 | |
15−Nov | 36 | 25.2 | |
> 15 | 4 | 2.8 | |
Grazing land | No, in barn | 5 | 3.5 |
Yes, private | 17 | 11.9 | |
No, in the forest | 121 | 84.6 |