Table 1 Characteristics of the villages and studied communities
Language | Village | Elevation (Meters Above Sea Level) | Number of Households | Number of Interviewees (Male/Female) | Number of study participants | Endogamic/Exogamic Rule | Mean age of the study participants | Estimated average socio‐economic status of the study participants | Main occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pashto | Dambar Koon | 1950 | 219 | 5 males | 40 | Exogamic | 69 | Middle | Farming |
2 females | |||||||||
Shanila | 1895 | 94 | 6 males | ||||||
1 female | |||||||||
Siason | 2010 | 284 | 5 males | ||||||
0 females | |||||||||
Patrak serai | 2145 | 350 | 5 males | ||||||
2 females | |||||||||
Jekand | 2001 | 240 | 6 males | ||||||
1 female | |||||||||
Dogal | 1830 | 280 | 5 males | ||||||
2 females | |||||||||
Kohistani | Chailal | 1923 | 93 | 6 males | 40 | Exogamic | 65 | Middle | Farming and pastoralism |
1 female | |||||||||
Midan | 2120 | 95 | 5 males | ||||||
3 females | |||||||||
Mongala | 2009 | 131 | 8 males | ||||||
2 females | |||||||||
Pashrak | 2210 | 169 | 4 males | ||||||
3 females | |||||||||
Patrak | 2191 | 616 | 6 males | ||||||
2 females | |||||||||
Gujri | Chamkot | 2177 | 186 | 3 males | 40 | Endogamic | 67 | Low | Farming only in summer and pastoralism |
1 female | |||||||||
Chakar Batala | 2305 | 99 | 4 males | ||||||
3 females | |||||||||
Gujar Lala | 1820 | 33 | 4 males | ||||||
2 females | |||||||||
Qudra | 2140 | 208 | 6 males | ||||||
1 females | |||||||||
Shatak | 1966 | 224 | 5 males | ||||||
0 females | |||||||||
Shonga | 2155 | 195 | 4 males | ||||||
1 females | |||||||||
Pingas | 2056 | 212 | 4 males | ||||||
2 females |