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Table 9 Chi-square statistics of the relation between demographic factors and using crop residue as livestock feed

From: Challenges and contributions of crop production in agro-pastoral systems of Borana Plateau, Ethiopia

Demographic factor

Do you use crop residue as livestock feed source

Yes

No

X 2

df

Probability

Sig.

Wealth category

Rich

11

1

14.081

2

.001

*

Medium

20

1

    

Poor

14

13

    

Sex

Male

43

10

9.111

1

.003

*

Female

2

5

    

Educational level

Illiterate

21

11

3.682

3

.298

ns

1st school

19

3

    

2nd school

3

1

    

Higher school

2

0

    

Age

18 to 25

3

2

4.243

3

.236

ns

26 to 35

7

5

    

36 to 45

16

2

    

>45

19

6

    
  1. ns not significant, *significant at p = 0.05