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Table 2 Main household characteristics (N = 36)

From: Effect of nutrition education on the knowledge scores of urban households with home gardens in Morogoro, Tanzania

Variable

Value

Mean size of HH (mean values (SD))

5.4 (1.8)

Mean age of respondent (years, mean value (SD))

40.75 (16.12)

Marital status

 

 Single/widowed/divorced/separated

42.5 %

 Married/living with partner

57.5 %

Education level

 

 Illiterate/no formal schooling

20.0 %

 Few years of primary/completed primary school

72.5 %

 Secondary school and above

7.5 %

Occupation

 

 Farmer

35 %

 Private or business employee

32.5 %

 Housewife

22.5 %

 Daily wage labourer

5.0 %

 Others

5.0 %

Mean expenditure on vegetables per a week (T.Shs)

3825.00