Diversity and ethnomycological importance of mushrooms from Western Himalayas, Kashmir

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Mushroom collectors in 6 districts of AJK (N = 923)

S. no.	Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage	Mean ± SEM
1.
	Sex
	Male	359	38.9	1.61 ± 0.01
	Female	564	61.1
2.	Age group
	< 18	163	17.6	2.80 ± 0.41
	19–30	238	25.8
	31–40	259	28.1
	41–50	140	15.2
	> 50	123	13.3
3.	Education level
	Illiterate	157	17.0	2.88 ± 0.06
	Primary	238	25.8
	Middle	210	22.8
	Secondary	193	20.9
	HS above	125	13.5
4.	Employment status
	Govt. servant	116	12.6	2.41 ± 0.26
	Farmer	366	39.7
	Housewife	379	41.0
	Retired	62	6.7

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