From: Effect of drought early warning system on household food security in Karamoja subregion, Uganda
Characteristics | Non-participating households | Participating households | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pooled (NÂ =Â 132) | Kotido (NÂ =Â 65) | Nakapiripirit (NÂ =Â 67) | Pooled (NÂ =Â 173) | Kotido (NÂ =Â 86) | Nakapiripirit (NÂ =Â 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 |