A Cross-Sectional Study of Pesticide Use and Knowledge of Smallholder Potato Farmers in Uganda
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of potato farmers interviewed in August and September 2013.
Demographic variable of respondents
Entire sample (mean)
Percent
Agroecological zone
SWH ()
EH ()
LAC ()
Sex of the respondent
Male
58
56
56
63
Female
42
44
44
37
Age group
18–30 years
25
29
30
31–64 years
66
68
66
≥65 years
9
3
4
Sample (mean years ± SE)
39.6 ± 0.9
41.26 ± 1.6
39.28 ± 1.4
38.16 ± 1.5
Education level
None (0 years)
18
7
15
Primary (1–7 years)
56
52
72
Secondary (8–11 years)
13
30
10
Advanced secondary (12-13 years)
3
9
3
University/college (≥14 years)
10
1
0
Sample (mean years ± SE)
6.0 ± 0.3
6.24 ± 0.6
7.12 ± 0.5
4.73 ± 0.4
Mean values with the same letter are not significantly different at . SWH: southwestern highlands; EH: eastern highlands; LAC: Lake Albert Crescent. Numbers of female and male respondents were not significantly different at for all the three agroecological zones.
