Research Article
Assessment of Useful Alien Plant Species Cultivated and Managed in Rural Home Gardens of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Table 1
Socioeconomic characteristics of the study sample, N = 300.
| Socioeconomic variables | Number | % |
| Ethnic groups | Bapedi | 180 | 60.0 | Vhavenda | 60 | 20.0 | Vatsonga | 60 | 20.0 |
| Gender | Female | 220 | 73.3 | Male | 80 | 26.7 |
| Age (years) | <30 | 12 | 4.0 | 21–30 | 19 | 6.3 | 31–40 | 170 | 56.7 | 41–50 | 46 | 15.3 | 51–60 | 32 | 10.7 | 61–70 | 13 | 4.3 | >70 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Marital status | Single (males) | 22 | 7.3 | Single (females) | 41 | 13.7 | Married (males) | 43 | 14.3 | Married (females) | 155 | 51.7 | Divorced or separated (males) | 15 | 5.0 | Divorced or separated (females) | 24 | 8.0 |
| Highest level of education | No education | 22 | 7.3 | Primary | 34 | 11.3 | Secondary | 215 | 71.7 | Tertiary | 29 | 9.7 |
| Economic activity | Agriculture | 144 | 48.0 | Shop keeping | 129 | 43.0 | Crafting | 18 | 6.0 | Livestock herding | 9 | 3.0 |
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