Knowledge on Pesticide Handling Practices and Factors Affecting Adoption of Personal Protective Equipment: A Case of Farmers from Nepal

Table 3

Socioeconomic characteristics of the study area.

Gender (%)
Male	59.6
Female	40.4
Ethnicity (%)
Brahmin	35.9
Chhetri	29.5
Janajati	25.3
Dalit	2.8
Thakuris	3.6
Others	2.8
Education (%)
Primary	22.4
Secondary	28.8
High school	20.3
University	23.5
Illiterate	5.0
Age groups (%)
Below 25	19.6
25–35	29.41
36–50	41.17
Above 50	9.8
Land ownership (%)
Male	69
Female	31
Economically active population (mn ± SE)	2.17 ± 0.06
Average family size (mn ± SE)	5.29 ± 0.108
Land under farming (ha)	4.21 ± 0.328

Source: field survey, 2020.