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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the sample households

From: Assessment of production practices of smallholder potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) farmers in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Gender of HH head

 Male

355

88.8

 Female

45

11.2

Age of HH head

 15–65 years old

254

63.5

 >65 years old

146

36.5

Education level of HH head

 No education

155

38.8

 Primary education

217

54.2

 Secondary education

23

5.8

 Above secondary education

5

1.2

Family size of HHs

Frequency

Percent

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Sodo-Zuria

167

41.7

3.8 ± 0.9

2.0

6.0

Damot-Gale

130

32.5

3.7 ± 1.3

2.0

7.0

Damot-Pulasa

103

25.7

4.9 ± 1.4

2.0

8.0

Total

400

100.0

4.1 ± 1.3

2.0

8.0

  1. SD standard deviation, HH Households