Harnessing Social Capital for Resilience to Livelihood Shocks: Ethnographic Evidence of Indigenous Mutual Support Practices among Rural Households in Eastern Ethiopia

Table 3

Household self-report of priority shocks.

Rank category of most important shocks to the HH	Shocks	Frequency	%
1st	Conflict shock	46	76.7
	Drought	14	23.3
	Total	60	100
2nd	Conflict shock	14	23.3
	Drought	44	73.3
	Pest and disease affecting animal	2	3.3
	Total	60	100.0
3rd	Pest and disease affecting animal	54	90.0
	Pest and disease affecting crops	2	3.3
	Shortage of forage	2	3.3
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	2	3.3
	Total	60	100.0
4th	Pest and disease affecting crops	52	86.7
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	4	6.7
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	4	6.7
	Total	60	100.0
5th	Pest and disease affecting crops	2	3.3
	Lack of potable water	4	6.7
	Policy shock	14	23.3
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	22	36.7
	Death of head, spouses, or others	4	6.7
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	10	16.7
	Wedding and funeral expenses	4	6.7
		60	100.0
	Total	60	100
6th	Pest and disease affecting animal	2	3.3
	Shortage of forage	2	3.3
	Lack of potable water	14	23.3
	Policy shock	16	26.7
	Theft	2	3.3
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	6	10.0
	Death of head, spouses, or others	14	23.3
	Wedding and funeral expenses	4	6.7
	Total	60	100.0
7th	Pest and disease affecting animal	2	3.3
	Pest and disease affecting crops	2	3.3
	Shortage of forage	18	30.0
	Lack of potable water	4	6.7
	Policy shock	4	6.7
	Theft	6	10.0
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	2	3.3
	Death of head, spouses, or others	14	23.3
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	8	13.3
	Total	60	100.0
8th	Drought	2	3.3
	Pest and disease affecting crops	2	3.3
	Shortage of forage	10	16.7
	Lack of potable water	6	10.0
	Policy shock	4	6.7
	Theft	2	3.3
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	22	36.7
	Death of head, spouses, or others	2	3.3
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	6	10.0
	Wedding and funeral expenses	4	6.7
	Total	60	100.0
9th	Shortage of forage	12	20.0
	Lack of potable water	12	20.0
	Policy shock	4	6.7
	Theft	2	3.3
	Death of head, spouses, or others	22	36.7
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	4	6.7
	Wedding and funeral expenses	4	6.7
	Total	60	100
10th	Shortage of forage	4	6.7
	Lack of potable water	16	26.7
	Policy shock	6	10.0
	Illness of household head, spouse, or others	2	3.3
	Death of head, spouses, or others	4	6.7
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	16	26.7
	Wedding and funeral expenses	12	20.0
	Total	60	100.0
11th	Shortage of forage	10	16.7
	Lack of potable water	2	3.3
	Policy shock	12	20.0
	Theft	16	26.7
	Difficulty in obtaining inputs	12	20.0
	Wedding and funeral expenses	8	13.3
	Total	60	100.0
12th	Shortage of forage	2	3.3
	Policy shock	2	3.3
	Theft	32	53.3
	Wedding and funeral expenses	24	40.0
	Total	60	100.0