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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed farmers in function of sociolinguistic groups

From: Folk taxonomy and traditional uses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces by the sociolinguistic groups in the central region of the Republic of Benin

  

Sociolinguistic groups

Total

Percentage

Fon

Idaasha

Mahi

Nago

Ifé

Tchabé

Adja

Gender

Men

13

12

27

8

5

5

3

73

72.3

Women

5

10

5

3

3

1

1

28

27.7

Age

[35–56]

15

14

18

10

7

5

3

72

71.3

[56–66]

3

7

11

0

0

0

1

22

21.8

[66–76]

0

1

3

1

1

1

0

7

6.9

Education

No formal education

14

18

26

8

5

6

3

80

79.2

Primary

3

2

5

2

3

0

1

16

15.8

Secondary

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

5

5

Experience

[1–11]

7

4

6

8

6

1

2

34

33.7

[11–22]

11

16

23

2

2

4

2

60

59.4

[22–32]

0

2

3

1

0

1

0

7

6.9