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Table 4 Statistical test of significance on percentage of informant groups that involve in WEM collection

From: Ethnomycological study of edible and medicinal mushrooms in Menge District, Asossa Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Parameters

Informant groups

Involvement in WEM collection?

P

Yes

No

Sex

Female

107 (94.7%)

6 (5.3%)

0.000**

Male

88 (69.3%)

39 (30.7%)

Age

Young (15–30)

33 (61.1%)

21 (38.9%)

0.000**

Senior (> 30)

172 (92.5%)

14 (7.5%)

Literacy level

Illiterate

156 (92.9%)

12 (7.1%)

0.000**

Literate

49 (68.1%)

23 (31.9%)

Informant category

Key

46 (93%)

3 (6.1%)

0.060

General

159 (83.2%)

32 (16.8%)

Family income

Low (< 999)

152 (85.4%)

26 (14.6%)

0.907

Middle (1000–2000)

44 (84.6%)

8 (15.4%)

High (> 2000)

9 (90%)

1 (10%)

Distance from forest

< 3 km

110 (86.6%)

17 (13.4%)

0.577

> 3 km

95 (84.1%)

18 (15.9%)

  1. * Significant difference (P < 0.05); ** t(0.05) (two-tailed)