GPZ | NC | NE | NW | SE | SS | SW | All |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Age group | |||||||
 At most 30 | 15.9 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 9.5 |
 31–40 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 35.2 | 23.0 | 26.6 |
 41–50 | 31.8 | 32.9 | 34.3 | 42.3 | 29.6 | 37.8 | 34.8 |
 51–60 | 14.8 | 17.7 | 22.1 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 25.0 | 20.2 |
 Above 60 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 9.0 |
Mean age (years) | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 46 |
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 89.2 | 97.7 | 97.1 | 96.9 | 86.4 | 88.3 | 93.3 |
 Female | 10.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 6.7 |
Marital status | |||||||
 Married | 98.3 | 96.5 | 98.1 | 96.9 | 96.6 | 98.0 | 97.7 |
 Single | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
 Widow/divorced | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
Education attainment | |||||||
 No formal education | 30.1 | 23.5 | 33.6 | 13.4 | 25.0 | 10.7 | 25.4 |
 Arabic education | 4.0 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
 Primary education | 18.8 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 35.1 | 21.6 | 26.0 | 20.4 |
 Secondary education | 25.6 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 21.7 | 33.0 | 41.8 | 24.4 |
 Tertiary education | 21.6 | 41.2 | 20.2 | 28.9 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 23.2 |
Mean education attainment (years) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Household size | |||||||
 1–5 | 17.1 | 28.2 | 15.0 | 39.2 | 31.8 | 38.8 | 24.4 |
 6–10 | 43.2 | 49.4 | 35.5 | 38.1 | 44.3 | 51.5 | 41.8 |
 11–15 | 21.0 | 11.8 | 27.6 | 17.5 | 21.6 | 8.2 | 20.2 |
 Above 15 | 18.8 | 10.6 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
Mean household size | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Farm size (ha) | |||||||
 Large farm (> 5Ha) | 5.1 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 9.8 |
 Medium farm (2–5 Ha) | 25.6 | 30.6 | 26.2 | 28.9 | 22.7 | 30.6 | 27.2 |
 Small farm (< 2Ha) | 69.3 | 60.0 | 65.5 | 59.8 | 64.8 | 54.1 | 63.0 |
Mean farm size (ha) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
Simpson Index | |||||||
 Fragmented | 47.7 | 49.4 | 43.3 | 40.2 | 47.7 | 64.8 | 48.6 |
 Consolidated | 52.3 | 50.6 | 56.7 | 59.8 | 52.3 | 35.2 | 51.4 |
Mean Simpson Index | 52.0 | 51.0 | 57.0 | 60.0 | 52.0 | 35.0 | 51.0 |