Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in a survey of knowledge, perceptions, and exposure to bats in Bundibugyo district, Uganda
Sociodemographic variables | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Female | 172(44.8) |
Male | 212(55.2) |
Area setting | |
Rural | 255(66.4) |
Urban | 129(33.6) |
Occupation | |
Farmer | 231(60.2) |
Hunter | 20(5.2) |
Other | 133(34.6) |
Duration (more than one year) | |
No | 15(4.0) |
Yes | 369(96.0) |
Marital status | |
Cohabiting/Married | 311(81.0) |
Divorced/separated/Widowed | 31(8.0) |
Single | 42(11.0) |
Education | |
Tertiary | 22(5.7) |
Secondary | 80(20.8) |
Primary | 197(51.4) |
None | 85(22.1) |
Family income (Ugx per month)a | |
< 15,001 | 94(24.5) |
15,001 – 40,000 | 161(42.0) |
40,001 – 70,000 | 71(18.5) |
> 70,000 | 58(15.0) |