Table 1 Socioeconomic profile of gardeners in charge of urban gardens in Salvador, Brazil, 2019
From: Urban gardening and neglected and underutilized species in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Indicator | Distribution | ||
|---|---|---|---|
UCG | UPG | Overall | |
Age (years) | |||
Range | 31–67 | 51–66 | 31–67 |
Average (standard deviation) | 52.50 (11.39) | 58.67 (5.43) | 55.76 (9.03) |
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Sex | |||
Female | 87.5 (7) | 11.1 (1) | 47.1 (8) |
Male | 12.5 (1) | 88.9 (8) | 52.9 (9) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 37.5 (3) | 22.2 (2) | 29.4 (5) |
Married | 37.5 (3) | 44.4 (4) | 41.2 (7) |
Divorced | 25.0 (2) | 11.1 (1) | 5.9 (1) |
Separated | – | 11.1 (1) | 17.6 (3) |
Widowed | – | – | – |
Civil partnership | – | 11.1 (1) | 5.9 (1) |
Resides near garden | |||
Yes | 87.5 (7) | 100 (9) | 94.1 (16) |
No | 12.5 (1) | – | 5.9 (1) |
Schooling | |||
Illiterate | – | 22.2 (2) | 11.8 (2) |
Unfinished elementary school | 12.5 (1) | 77.8 (7) | 47.1 (8) |
Finished elementary school | – | – | – |
Unfinished high school | – | – | – |
Finished high school | 25.0 (2) | – | 11.8 (2) |
Unfinished university | 12.5 (1) | – | 5.9 (1) |
Finished university | 50.0 (4) | – | 23.5 (4) |
Family monthly incomea | |||
Less than a minimum wage | 14.3 (1) | 11.1 (1) | 12.5 (2) |
One to two minimum wages | 28.6 (2) | 77.8 (7) | 56.3 (9) |
Two to three minimum wages | – | – | – |
Three to four minimum wages | 14.3 (1) | 11.1 (1) | 12.5 (2) |
Four to five minimum wages | 14.3 (1) | – | 6.3 (1) |
Over five minimum wages | 28.6 (2) | – | 12.5 (2) |
Other profession | |||
Yes | 50.0 (4) | 22.2 (2) | 35.3 (6) |
No | 50.0 (4) | 77.8 (7) | 64.7 (11) |
Garden is main source of income | |||
Yes | 12.5 (1) | 88.9 (8) | 52.9 (9) |
No | 25.0 (2) | 11.1 (1) | 17.6 (3) |
Not applicable | 62.5 (5) | – | 29.4 (5) |
Financial government benefitsa | |||
Yes | 57.1 (4) | 33.3 (3) | 43.8 (7) |
No | 42.9 (3) | 66.7 (6) | 56.3 (9) |