Table 1 Sociodemographic (individual level and household level) characteristics of the study participants in Dawunt wereda, northeastern Ethiopia; 2021
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual level variables (N = 3,350) | ||||
Age group | Children (1-17years) | 1408 | 42.0 | |
Adults (18-64years) | 1897 | 56.6 | ||
Geriatrics (65+years) | 45 | 1.3 | ||
Sex | Male | 1620 | 48.4 | |
Female | 1730 | 51.6 | ||
Educational status | No formal education | 1361 | 40.6 | |
Primary | 1307 | 39.0 | ||
Secondary and above | 682 | 20.4 | ||
Marital status | Married | 1241 | 37.0 | |
Divorced | 38 | 1.1 | ||
Widowed | 33 | 1.0 | ||
Not ever married | 2038 | 60.8 | ||
Occupation | Occupied (Farmer) | 1195 | 35.7 | |
Not occupied | 435 | 13.0 | ||
Occupied (Non-farmer) | 1720 | 51.3 | ||
Household level variables (N = 631) | ||||
Family size | < 5 | 203 | 32.2 | |
5–7 | 364 | 57.7 | ||
> 7 | 64 | 10.1 | ||
Average monthly income | < 1000 ETB | 508 | 80.5 | |
1000–2000 ETB | 72 | 11.4 | ||
> 2000 ETB | 51 | 8.1 | ||
Main income source | Farming | 596 | 94.5 | |
Non-farming (trading, employment) | 35 | 5.5 | ||
Farming land | Yes | 612 | 97.0 | |
No | 19 | 3.0 | ||
Average annual grass pea production | < 6quintals (below the mean) | 466 | 73.9 | |
6 quintals and above (mean and above) | 165 | 26.1 | ||
Family ever feed grass pea only | Yes | 42 | 6.7 | |
No | 589 | 93.3 | ||
Main cooking utensils | Clay materials | 505 | 80.0 | |
Non-clay materials | 126 | 20.0 | ||
Grass pea to other cereals mixing ratio | < 1:1 | 597 | 94.6 | |
1:1 to 3:1 | 27 | 4.3 | ||
> 3:1 | 7 | 1.1 | ||
Family ever feed roasted grass pea | Yes | 69 | 10.9 | |
No | 562 | 89.1 | ||
Family ever feed grass pea as immature seeds | Yes | 98 | 15.5 | |
No | 533 | 84.5 | ||