Diversity, knowledge, and valuation of plants used as fermentation starters for traditional glutinous rice wine by Dong communities in Southeast Guizhou, China

Table 3 Knowledge about koji-making plants in relation with gender, age, educational status, and occupation of the respondents

Characteristics	Total number of respondents	Knowledge about koji-making plants		X ²	P value
Characteristics	Total number of respondents	Yes	No	X ²	P value
Gender				X² = 1.807, df = 1	P = 0.179
Male	126	109	17
Female	91	84	7
Age				X² = 58.668, df = 2	P < 0.001
20–40	22	9	13
40–60	117	108	9
60 and older	78	76	2
Education status				X² = 13.443, df = 3	P = 0.004
None	152	141	11
Primary	44	38	6
Secondary	16	11	5
Higher	5	3	2
Occupation				X² = 5.664, df = 2	P = 0.059
Farmers	133	119	14
Migrant workers	71	65	6
Local officials	13	9	4

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