Table 1 Social demographic attributes of the study participants in fishing landing sites of Muleba and Buchosa Districts, September to October 2017, north-western Tanzania
Variable | Respondents location | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Muleba (N = 254) (%) | Buchosa (N = 202) (%) | ||
Mean age (in years) | 33.01 | 32.92 | > 0.05 |
Sex | |||
Men | 169 (67) | 100 (50) | |
Women | 85 (33) | 102 (50) | < 0.001 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 157(62) | 102 (50) | |
Single | 65 (26) | 40 (20) | < 0.001 |
Divorced/Widow/Cohabit | 32 (13) | 60 (30) | |
Education | |||
No formal education | 22 (9) | 32 (16) | |
Primary+ | 232 (91) | 170 (84) | > 0.05 |
Occupation | |||
Fishing | 128 (50) | 72 (35) | |
Fishing related business | 57 (22) | 38 (19) | |
Fishing related employment | 23 (10) | 46 (23) | > 0.05 |
Farming and fishing | 46 (18) | 46 (23) | |
Religion | |||
Christian | 206 (81) | 177 (88) | |
Muslim | 48 (19) | 25 (12) | > 0.05 |
Residence | |||
Permanent | 77 (30) | 41 (20) | |
Only for business | 177 (70) | 161 (80) | > 0.05 |