The Perception of Farmers on Soil Erosion and Conservation Measures in the Surrounding Areas of Lake Ziway, Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Table 1

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents (n = 140).

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	120	85.1
	Female	20	14.9
Age category	18–35	49	35
	36–50	58	41.4
	51–60	18	12.9
	>61	15	10.7
Marital status	Married	135	95.7
	Single	4	2.8
	Divorced	2	1.4
Education status	<1	40	28.6
	1–6	62	44.3
	7-8	15	10.7
	9–12	23	16.4
Family size	<3	8	5.71
	3–5	41	29.3
	6–10	76	54.3
	>10	15	10.7
Number of animals	0	15	10.7
	1–3	31	22.1
	4–10	61	43.6
	11–20	23	16.4
	>20	10	7.14
Land size	0	4	2.86
	>0.5	33	23.6
	0.5–1	44	31.4
	1-2	43	30.7
	>2	16	11.4
Job distribution	Farmer	133	95
	Water pump guard	1	0.7
	Daily worker	3	2.2
	Fisher	2	1.4
	Business	1	0.7
Income source	Agriculture	129	92.2
	Wage	7	5
	Fishery	3	2.1
	Sells	1	0.7