Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Descriptive responses from the survey
Local Government Area (LGA) | Frequency of households | Percent | Households affected by cattle rustling |
|---|---|---|---|
Batsari | 319 | 21 | 170 (53Â %) |
Danmusa | 241 | 16 | 198 (82Â %) |
Faskari | 242 | 16 | 77 (32Â %) |
Kankara | 186 | 13 | 64 (34Â %) |
Sabuwa | 252 | 17 | 231 (92Â %) |
Safana | 254 | 17 | 164 (65Â %) |
Gender | |||
 Male | 1,384 | 93 | 836 (63 %) |
 Female | 104 | 7 | 67 (67 %) |
Age | |||
 18 and below | 103 | 7 | 48 (5 %) |
 19 to 45 | 916 | 62 | 545 (61 %) |
 46 to 60 | 377 | 25 | 251 (28 %) |
 Above 60 | 85 | 6 | 53 (6 %) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 156 | 10 | 70 (9 %) |
 Married | 1,269 | 85 | 786 (88 %) |
 Divorced | 27 | 2 | 20 (2 %) |
 Separated | 5 | 0.33 | 5 (0.5 %) |
 Widow | 17 | 1 | 11 (1 %) |
Education | |||
 Primary | 170 | 11 | 97 (11 %) |
 Secondary | 249 | 17 | 108 (12 %) |
 Diploma and equivalent | 181 | 12 | 81 (9 %) |
 Graduate | 48 | 3 | 16 (2 %) |
 Qur’anic education | 832 | 56 | 597 (66 %) |
Occupation | |||
 Agriculture | 664 | 45 | 543 (67 %) |
 Civil servant | 111 | 8 | 23 (50 %) |
 Businessmen | 421 | 28 | 74 (47 %) |
 Politicians | 80 | 5 | 55 (80 %) |
 Traditional rulers | 116 | 8 | 90 (78 %) |
 Security agents | 94 | 6 | 52 (55 %) |