Research Article
Postharvest Storage Practices of Maize in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Demographic information of the respondents.
| | No | Demographic information | Total (n = 314) | Rift Valley region (n = 165) | Lower Eastern region (n = 149) |
| | 1 | Gender | | | | | Male | 130 (41.4%) | 68 (41.2%) | 62 (41.6%) | | Female | 184 (58.6%) | 97 (58.8%) | 87 (58.4%) |
| | 2 | Education level | | | | | None | 34 (10.8%) | 13 (7.9%) | 21 (14.1%) | | Primary school | 132 (42.0%) | 69 (41.8%) | 63 (42.3%) | | Secondary school | 99 (31.5%) | 51 (30.9%) | 48 (32.2%) | | Tertiary | 49 (15.6%) | 32 (19.4%) | 17 (11.4%) |
| | 3 | Occupation | | | | | Business person | 23 (7.3%) | 14 (8.5%) | 9 (6.0%) | | Permanent employment | 43 (13.7%) | 27 (16.4%) | 16 (10.8%) | | Full-time farmer | 241 (76.8%) | 123 (74.5%) | 118 (79.2%) | | Others | 7 (2.2%) | 1 (0.6%) | 6 (4.0%) |
| | 4 | Monthly income | | | | | Ksh 0–5,000 | 198 (63.0%) | 87 (52.7%) | 111 (74.5%) | | Ksh 5,001–10,000 | 64 (20.4%) | 42 (25.5%) | 22 (14.8%) | | Ksh 10,001–15,000 | 21 (6.7%) | 16 (9.7%) | 5 (3.3%) | | Over Ksh 15,000 | 31 (9.9%) | 20 (12.1%) | 11 (7.4%) |
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