Scientifica / 2019 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Local Ecological Knowledge on Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Strategies Promote Resilience in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Zimbabwe Table 2 Socioeconomic and demographic profiles of respondents.
Household characteristics Study sites Total % Nyamakate (n ) Chundu (n ) Gender of household head Male 64 171 235 73 Female 32 53 85 27 Age of the household head Below 29 24 20 44 14 30–40 34 75 109 34 41–50 14 32 46 14 51–60 13 26 39 12 60+ 11 71 82 26 Marital status of the head Never married 5 7 12 4 Married 73 180 253 79 Divorced/separated 5 7 12 4 Widowed 13 28 41 13 Cohabiting 0 2 2 1 Household size 1–3 11 32 43 13 4–6 49 113 162 51 7–9 25 58 83 26 10–12 9 17 26 8 Above 13 2 4 6 2 Period of stay in the MZBR 1–5 20 18 38 12 5–10 16 24 40 13 10–15 15 26 41 13 16–20 26 33 59 18 21–25 6 22 28 9 26–30 6 35 41 13 Above 30 7 66 73 23 Education level of household head None 11 54 65 20 Primary 28 85 113 35 Secondary 55 82 137 43 Tertiary 1 1 2 1 Vocational training 1 2 3 1 Wealth rank category Poor 20 80 100 31 Average 68 127 195 61 Rich 8 17 25 8 Occupation/job of the household head Gardening 17 11 28 9 Rural farmer 73 199 272 85 Farm laborer 1 3 4 1 Business 2 3 5 2 None 2 0 2 1 Pension 0 2 2 1 Professional 0 6 6 2 Family member employed in the wildlife sector Yes 12 15 27 8 No 84 209 293 92