Research Article

Social and Institutional Status of Area Exclosure in North Wollo and Waghemira Zones, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 5

Institutions of area exclosure.

VariablesResponseHighland (n = 48) %Mid-altitude (n = 45) %Lowland (n = 40) %

InstitutionsYes79.272.577.8
No20.87022.2

X2 = 21.4.016 (df = 2; ) significant at 0.01 level

Type of institutionFormal72.97562.2
Senbete (is an informal religious local institution at which the members meet once on Sunday like gating together)16.712.58.9
Mahiber (is an informal religious local institution gating together one common day per month)10.458.9

X2 = 12.6 (df = 4; ) significant at 0.05 level

Who organized the institutionsGovernment81.362.577.8
Self-organized18.837.522.2

X2 = 38.9 (df = 6; ) significant at 0.01 level