Research Article
The Determinants of Beef Cattle Market Participation on Beef Cattle Producers’ Welfare: A Case Study of West Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Table 2
Beef cattle market socioeconomic and demographic characteristics (categorical variables) participants and nonparticipants.
| | Variables | Category | Percentage of sampled producers that participated in the beef cattle market | | Participants (75%, 300) | Nonparticipants N (100, 25%) | Total (400, 100%) | X2-value | | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| | Sex of households | Female | 35 | 8.75 | 66 | 16.65 | 101 | 25.25 | | | Male | 65 | 16.25 | 264 | 66 | 299 | 74.25 |
| | Education level | Primary school | 84 | 21 | 30 | 7.5 | 114 | 28.5 | | | Secondary school | 62 | 16.5 | 88 | 22 | 150 | 37.5 | | College diploma | 0 | 0.00 | 82 | 20.5 | 82 | 20.5 | | Degree | 4 | 1 | 22 | 5.5 | 26 | 6.5 | | Above degree | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 7 |
| | Marital status | Married | 11 | 2.75 | 89 | 22.25 | 100 | 25 | | | Single | 215 | 53.75 | 85 | 21.25 | 300 | 75 |
| | Participation in civic organizations | Participant | 276 | 69 | 55 | 13.75 | 300 | 75 | | | Nonparticipant | 24 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 100 | 25 |
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Source: Survey data output, 2023; = significant at significance level. |
