Table 3 Socioeconomic conditions of households at West Abaya district (N = 779)
From: Household food insecurity and associated factors in West Abaya district, Southern Ethiopia, 2015
Characteristics | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Occupation of household head | ||
Farmer | 646 | 82.9 |
Petty trader | 53 | 6.8 |
Others | 80 | 10.3 |
Land ownership | ||
No land | 151 | 17.3 |
Less or equal to 1.5 | 348 | 46.7 |
1.6 and above | 280 | 36 |
Opinions on land fertility | ||
Not fertile | 127 | 16.3 |
Fertile | 501 | 64.3 |
Modern farm inputs use | ||
No | 367 | 47.1 |
Yes | 412 | 52.9 |
Oxen ownership | ||
No ox | 503 | 64.6 |
One ox | 154 | 19.8 |
Two and above oxen | 122 | 15.3 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 275 | 35.3 |
Middle | 247 | 31.7 |
Rich | 257 | 33.0 |