Table 2 Socioeconomics and institutional characteristics
Variables | Category of variables | Mean/proportion |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 110 (91.67) |
Female | 10 (8.33) | |
Marital status | Single | 3 (2.5) |
Married | 106 (88.33) | |
Divorced | 3 (2.5) | |
Widowed | 8 (6.67) | |
Education status | Literate | 68 (56.67) |
Can’t read and write | 52 (43.33) | |
Wealth status | Rich | 29 (24.17) |
Medium | 61 (50.83) | |
Poor | 30 (25) | |
Access to market information | Yes | 84 (70) |
No | 36 (30) | |
Access to credit service | Yes | 87 (72.50) |
No | 33 (27.5) | |
Age (years) | 52.61 (14.56) | |
Woodlot size (ha) | 0.26 (0.19) | |
Experience (years) | 21 (11.48) | |
Livestock number (TLU) | 5.10 (3.22) | |
Total Land holding (Ha) | 1.26 (0.594) | |
Selling price of wood (ETB) | 33.05 (5.09) | |
Family size (MDE) | 3.40 (1.34) | |