Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of dairy farmers in four localities of the province Punjab, Pakistan (n = 173)
Socio-demographic characteristics | Multan | Lahore | Faisalabad | Shorkot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 41 (78.85) | 43 (86.00) | 35 (81.40) | 20 (71.43) | 139 (80.35) |
Female | 11 (21.15) | 7 (14.00) | 8 (18.60) | 8 (28.57) | 34 (19.65) |
Age (year) | |||||
≤ 25 years | 11 (21.15) | 11 (22.00) | 11 (25.58) | 9 (32.14) | 42 (24.28) |
26-39 | 23 (44.23) | 23 (46.00) | 15 (34.88) | 9 (32.14) | 70 (40.46) |
≥ 40 | 18 (34.62) | 16 (32.00) | 17 (39.53) | 10 (35.71) | 61 (35.26) |
Education level | |||||
Illiterate | 23 (44.23) | 26 (52.00) | 21 (48.84) | 10 (35.71) | 80 (46.24) |
≥ Primary | 18 (34.62) | 11 (22.00) | 14 (32.56) | 13 (46.43) | 56 (32.37) |
≥ Secondary | 8 (15.38) | 9 (18.00) | 7 (16.28) | 3 (10.71) | 27 (15.61) |
≥ Graduation | 3 (5.77) | 4 (8.00) | 1 (2.33) | 2 (7.14) | 10 (5.78) |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 6 (11.54) | 8 (16.00) | 13 (30.23) | 7 (25.00) | 34 (19.65) |
Married | 43 (82.69) | 41 (82.00) | 28 (65.12) | 20 (71.43) | 132 (76.30) |
Widow/widower | 3 (5.77) | 1 (2.00) | 2 (4.65) | 1 (3.57) | 7 (4.05) |