Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics of traders (continuous variables).
From: Assessment of postharvest loss along potato value chain: the case of Sheka Zone, southwest Ethiopia
Variables | Local traders (N = 7) | Wholesalers (N = 5) | Retailers (N = 8) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age | 31.43 | 2.82 | 29.13 | 3.682 | 35 | 6 |
Family size | 4.14 | 1.773 | 4.5 | 1.773 | 4 | 1.96 |
Experience | 2.71 | 1.704 | 2 | 1.165 | 4.2 | 1.67 |
Education | 8 | 1.915 | 2.63 | 1.408 | 8.4 | 1.48 |
Initial working capital [Birr] | 6500.14 | 2491.86 | 359.38 | 166.636 | 21,928 | 4657.781 |
Current working capital [Birr] | 59,000 | 62,804 | 3410.3 | 3279.721 | 65,034 | 14,761.95 |