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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 100)

From: Rethink the interlink between land degradation and livelihood of rural communities in Chilga district, Northwest Ethiopia

Attributes

Frequency

Gender (%)

 Male

85

 Female

15

Age (years)

 Minimum

20

 Maximum

70

 Average

45

Marital status

 Married

75

 Single

01

 Divorced

12

 Widowed

12

Family size (number)

 1–3

19

 4–6

32

 7–9

26

 > 10

23

Educational status

 Cannot read and write

69

 Basic education

21

 Primary education

9

 Secondary education

10

Landholding size (hectares)

 ≤ 0.5

19

 0.6–1.5

17

 1.6–2.0

33

 2.1–2.5

23

 > 2.5

8

  1. Source: field survey, 2016