Table 1 Respondent characteristics (% responses).
Characteristic | Elgeyo Marakwet (n = 62) | Isiolo (n = 63) | Machakos (n = 68) | Narok (n = 68) | Trans Nzoia (n = 58) | Total (n = 319) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent sex | ||||||
Female | 56.5 | 47.6 | 51.5 | 17.6 | 46.6 | 43.6 |
Male | 43.5 | 52.4 | 48.5 | 82.4 | 53.4 | 56.4 |
HH size (mean ± SD) | 6.0 (2.1) | 7.0 (3.4) | 5.2 (2.3) | 6.9 (4.5) | 6.0 (2.6) | 6.2 (3.1) |
Respondent age category (%) | ||||||
18–25 years | 3.2 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
26–35 years | 22.6 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 29.4 | 12.1 | 23.2 |
36–55 years | 58.1 | 46.0 | 35.3 | 50.0 | 41.4 | 46.1 |
> 55 years | 16.1 | 15.9 | 35.3 | 11.8 | 44.8 | 24.5 |
Where respondent resides (%) | ||||||
Urban | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Suburban | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 51.7 | 10.7 |
Rural | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 46.6 | 89.0 |
Highest level of education (%) | ||||||
No schooling completed | 0.0 | 47.6 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 15.7 |
Pre-primary | 1.6 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
Primary | 45.2 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 30.9 | 25.9 | 32.9 |
Secondary school | 29.0 | 9.5 | 33.8 | 22.1 | 46.6 | 27.9 |
Tertiary education | 19.4 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 22.4 | 12.5 |
Technical/vocational training | 4.8 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
Primary source of income (%) | ||||||
Crop/pasture production | 56.5 | 33.3 | 58.8 | 44.1 | 50.0 | 48.6 |
Livestock and poultry | 25.8 | 36.5 | 11.8 | 45.6 | 27.6 | 29.5 |
Casual labour | 1.6 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
Formal employment | 12.9 | 12.7 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
Business/trading | 3.2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
Remittances/pension | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 |
Total monthly income (KES) (%)a | ||||||
< 5000 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
5001–10,000 | 48.4 | 36.5 | 39.7 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 35.4 |
10,001–40,000 | 32.3 | 41.3 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
40,001–70,000 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 25.0 | 12.1 | 11.0 |
> 70,000 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
Tropical livestock Unites (TLU) (mean ± SD) | 3.0 (2.5) | 5.0 (6.1) | 2.1 (1.9) | 21.9 (35.2) | 4.0 (4.2) | 7.4 (18.2) |