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Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the study sample, N = 138

From: Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

Socio-economic variable

Value

Gender: Female

65.9%

Male

34.1%

Age

19–81 years (median 57 years)

People living in poverty

80.4%

Household income (<R1000.00 (US$87.00)

62.3%

Unemployed

73.9%

Dependent on social grants

63.0%

Household size

1–12 people (average 4.5)