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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households in the Karamoja subregion

From: Effect of drought early warning system on household food security in Karamoja subregion, Uganda

Characteristics

Non-participating households

Participating households

Pooled

(N = 132)

Kotido

(N = 65)

Nakapiripirit

(N = 67)

Pooled

(N = 173)

Kotido

(N = 86)

Nakapiripirit

(N = 87)

Gender of respondent (% female)

62.9

69.2

56.7

59.5

62.0

56.8

Gender of H/H (% males)

98.5

96.9

100.0

94.8

93.5

96.3

Marital status

Married

83.3

83.1

83.6

88.4

88.0

88.9

Divorced

0.8

0.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

Widowed

15.2

15.4

14.9

10.4

10.9

9.9

Single

0.8

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Occupation

Farming

87.9

90.8

85.1

85.0

89.1

80.2

Salaried income

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.6

5.4

3.7

Self-employment off farm

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

Farmer worker

1.5

0.0

3.0

2.3

0.0

4.9

Causal labor

3.8

0.0

7.5

2.3

3.7

1.1

Housekeeping

0.8

0.0

1.5

0.6

0.0

1.2

Schooling

2.3

4.6

0.0

2.9

3.3

2.5

Household with children going to school (% yes)

63.6

67.2

60.0

79.2

80.2

78.3

Type of house

Mud wall, grass thatched

94.7

90.8

98.5

78.0

65.2

92.6

Brick wall, grass roofed

2.3

3.1

1.5

9.2

16.3

1.2

Mud wall, iron roofed

1.5

3.1

0.0

6.9

10.9

2.5

Brick wall, iron roof

1.5

1.5

0.0

5.8

7.6

3.7