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Table 1 Jangadeiros socioeconomic profile (n = 32)

From: Seahorses in focus: local ecological knowledge of seahorse-watching operators in a tropical estuary

 

No. of informants

Frequency (%)

Age class

 21 – 30

8

25

 31- 40

18

56

 41 – 50

6

19

 51 – 59

1

3

Education level (years of schooling)

 Illiterate

5

16

 Elementary school incomplete (2 years)

2

6

 Elementary school (5 years)

14

44

 Middle school (9 years)

8

24

 High school (12 years)

4

12.5

Experience in seahorse-watching (years)

 < 1

1

3

 1 – 7

14

44

 8 – 13

18

56

Former occupation

 Fishing

20

62.5

 Others

15

47

Income source

 Only seahorse-watching

27

84

 Complementary activities

6

19