Table 3 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of respondents (N = 254)
From: Effects of covid-19 on the livelihoods of rural women in Ethiopia
Respondents characteristics | Mean | Standard deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 44 | 9.88 | |
Family size | 5.21 | 1.72 | |
Land holding size in ha | 0.86 | 0.42 | |
Market distance in walking distance | 91.11 | 44.10 | |
Frequency of DA contact before COVID-19 | 2.31 | 3.50 | |
Frequency of DA contact during COVID-19 | 1.00 | 1.19 | |
Ox number | 0.87 | 0.96 | |
| Â | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Literacy status | Literate | 115 | 45.3 |
Illiterate | 139 | 54.7 | |
Household headship | Female headed | 116 | 45.7 |
Male headed | 138 | 54.3 | |
Use of irrigation | User | 129 | 50.8 |
Non-user | 125 | 49.2 | |
Use of credit | Used | 58 | 22.8 |
Not-used | 196 | 77.2 | |
Membership to cooperatives | Member | 173 | 68.1 |
Not-member | 81 | 31.9 | |
Use of inputs | Used | 171 | 67.3 |
Not-used | 83 | 32.7 | |
Access to remittance | Yes | 70 | 27.6 |
No | 184 | 72.4 |