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Table 2 Income of the household from different sources in Birr (N = 133)
From: Livelihood strategies and diversification in western tip pastoral areas of Ethiopia
Income source | Wealth status | Mean income of household | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor (N = 45) | Less poor (N = 54) | Better-off (N = 34) | ||
Sell of crop and agricultural product | 801.78 | 1,573.52 | 1,852.94 | 1,383.83 |
Sell of animal’s product | 508 | 1,240.37 | 1,517.94 | 1,063.53 |
Sell of cow, sheep, goat and hen | 2,530.44 | 4,246.48 | 4,899.41 | 3,832.78 |
Employment/salary, in the form of daily or monthly | 330.44 | 505.06 | 176.47 | 361.98 |
Trade of animals and crop | 1,703.78 | 738.89 | 2,650.59 | 1,554.06 |
Trade of food and drink | 638.44 | 872.22 | 1,252.94 | 890.45 |
Handicraft products | 14.44 | 0 | 10.29 | 7.52 |
Carpentry | 3.33 | 1.85 | 33.82 | 10.53 |
Service delivery | 15.33 | 8.33 | 12.35 | 11.73 |
Fishery | 636.67 | 980.93 | 794.62 | 816.82 |
Forest products | 381.22 | 567.59 | 608.85 | 515.08 |
Remittance and gift | 570.33 | 354.63 | 356.18 | 428.01 |
Total mean income | 8,134.22 | 11,108.41 | 14,166.41 | 10,876.33 |