Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Options</td><td class="align_center">Number of respondents</td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Increase</td><td class="align_center">12</td><td class="align_center">3.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Decrease</td><td class="align_center">315</td><td class="align_center">89.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Remain the same</td><td class="align_center">19</td><td class="align_center">5.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Irregular pattern</td><td class="align_center">8</td><td class="align_center">2.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">354</td><td class="align_center">100.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Respondents’ perception of rainfall changes.</div>

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Table 5

Table 5: Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia 