Parameter | Age group | Increased | No change | Decreased | Chi-square | p-value | |||
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Freq | Percent | Freq | Percent | Freq | Percent | ||||
No. of extreme events | Youth | 85 | 72.6 | 13 | 11.1 | 19 | 16.2 | 4.413 | 0.353 |
Adult | 95 | 70.4 | 23 | 17.0 | 17 | 12.6 | |||
Elder | 11 | 84.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | |||
No. of pest and disease attacks | Youth | 96 | 82.1 | 8 | 6.8 | 13 | 11.1 | 6.633 | 0.157 |
Adult | 121 | 89.6 | 9 | 6.7 | 5 | 3.7 | |||
Elder | 10 | 76.9 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.7 | |||
Availability of rain water | Youth | 7 | 6.0 | 11 | 9.4 | 99 | 84.6 | 6.813 | 0.146 |
Adult | 16 | 11.9 | 21 | 15.6 | 98 | 72.6 | |||
Elder | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 11 | 84.6 | |||
Intensity of rain | Youth | 8 | 6.8 | 7 | 6.0 | 102 | 87.0 | 7.386 | 0.117 |
Adult | 13 | 9.6 | 17 | 12.6 | 105 | 78.0 | |||
Elder | 3 | 23.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 9 | 69.0 | |||
No. of rain days | Youth | 2 | 1.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 104 | 88.9 | 1.417 | 0.841 |
Adult | 5 | 3.7 | 13 | 9.6 | 117 | 86.7 | |||
Elder | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 12 | 92.3 | |||
Duration of rain period | Youth | 7 | 6.0 | 18 | 15.4 | 92 | 78.6 | 1.032 | 0.905 |
Adult | 11 | 8.1 | 25 | 18.5 | 99 | 73.3 | |||
Elder | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 10 | 76.9 | |||
Amount of rain | Youth | 4 | 3.4 | 9 | 7.7 | 104 | 88.9 | 5.967 | 0.202 |
Adult | 9 | 6.7 | 9 | 6.7 | 117 | 86.7 | |||
Elder | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 23.1 | 9 | 69.2 | |||
Frequency of rain | Youth | 4 | 3.4 | 6 | 5.1 | 107 | 91.5 | 4.821 | 0.306 |
Adult | 5 | 3.7 | 16 | 11.9 | 114 | 84.4 | |||
Elder | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 15.4 | 10 | 76.9 | |||
Variation in onset of rain period | Youth | 58 | 49.6 | 6 | 5.1 | 53 | 45.3 | 5.922 | 0.205 |
Adult | 59 | 43.7 | 18 | 13.3 | 58 | 43.0 | |||
Elder | 7 | 53.8 | 2 | 15.4 | 4 | 30.8 | |||
Variation in cessation of rain period | Youth | 41 | 35.0 | 6 | 5.1 | 70 | 59.8 | 3.178 | 0.529 |
Adult | 58 | 43.0 | 7 | 5.2 | 70 | 51.9 | |||
Elder | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 7.7 | 5 | 38.5 | |||
No. of hot days/Drought | Youth | 103 | 88.0 | 6 | 5.1 | 8 | 6.8 | 1.503 | 0.826 |
Adult | 117 | 86.7 | 10 | 7.4 | 8 | 5.9 | |||
Elder | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 |