Sustainable Agricultural Management of Land Using Technology for Soil and Water Conservation within the Central Rift Valley, Central Ethiopia

Table 2

Social and economic data on the respondents.

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Males	290	87.3
	Females	42	12.7
Age/year	15–24	14	4.3
	25–34	163	49.2
	35–44	74	22.2
	45–54	65	19.5
	55–64	16	4.8
Marital status	Married	253	76.2
	Single	49	14.8
	Divorced	25	7.5
	Widowed	5	1.5
Educational status	Unable to read and write	163	49.1
	Grades 1–4	117	35.2
	Elementary school (grades 5–8)	27	8.1
	Secondary school (grades 9-10)	18	5.4
	Preparatory school (grades 11-12)	—	—
	Above 12th grade	7	2.1
Household size	1–3	93	28.0
	4–6	189	57.0
	7–9	43	13.0
	10–12	7	2.0
Landholding size	0.1–1.0 ha	156	47.0
	1.1–2.0 ha	92	27.7
	2.1–3.0 ha	48	14.5
	3.1–4.0 ha	23	6.9
	>4.0 ha	13	3.9