Table 2 Comparison of characteristics of the respondents willing and not willing to adopt mealworm as poultry feed (n = 107)
Characteristics | Status | Willing to adopt (Yes) | Unwilling to adopt (No) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | ||
Gender | Male | 56 | 52.3 | 9 | 8.4 |
Female | 21 | 19.6 | 21 | 19.6 | |
Total | 77 | 72 | 30 | 28 | |
Marital status | Married | 37 | 34.6 | 14 | 13.1 |
Single | 33 | 30.8 | 9 | 8.4 | |
Widow/er | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | |
Divorced | 4 | 3.7 | 4 | 3.7 | |
Total | 77 | 72 | 30 | 28 | |
Age | < 35 | 22 | 20.6 | 8 | 7.5 |
36–45 | 29 | 27.1 | 8 | 7.5 | |
46–55 | 18 | 16.8 | 6 | 5.6 | |
56–65 | 5 | 4.7 | 5 | 4.7 | |
66–> | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | |
Total | 77 | 72 | 30 | 28 | |
Education | No formal education | 2 | 1.9 | 7 | 6.5 |
Primary | 13 | 12.1 | 10 | 9.3 | |
Secondary | 52 | 48.6 | 13 | 12.1 | |
Tertiary | 10 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 77 | 72 | 30 | 28 | |