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Table 2 Main income source of household head

From: Managing livelihood risks: Income diversification and the livelihood strategies of households in pastoral settlements in Isiolo County, Kenya

Main income source of household head

Frequency

Percent

Herding livestock

118

45.4

Trading in livestock

20

7.7

Casual labour

28

10.8

Gathering and sale of wild products in (e.g. charcoal/water trading)

17

6.5

Retail shop activities

28

10.8

Trade in livestock products

12

4.6

Petty trading

32

12.3

Wage/salaried employment

4

1.5

Other

1

0.4

Total

260

100.0