Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Respondent demographics and herding household characteristics (n = 150)
From: Knowledge and practices surrounding zoonotic disease among Mongolian herding households
Variable and response | No. of respondents n (%) |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Selenge | 50 (33.3) |
 Dundgovi | 50 (33.3) |
 Zavkhan | 50 (33.3) |
Respondent sex | |
 Male | 60 (40) |
 Female | 90 (60) |
Head of household (n = 132) | |
 Male | 123 (93.2) |
 Female | 9 (6.8) |
Age group of respondent | |
 < 30 | 32 (21.3) |
 31–40 | 42 (28) |
 41–50 | 36 (24) |
 51–60 | 25 (16.7) |
 > 60 | 15 (10) |
No. of people in the household | |
 1–2 | 14 (9.3) |
 3–5 | 101 (67.3) |
 6–8 | 34 (22.7) |
 > 8 | 1 (0.7) |
Household has children aged 5 years or younger | |
 Yes | 54 (36) |
 No | 96 (64) |
Housing type (n = 148) | |
Ger | 146 (98.5) |
 House | 2 (1.35) |
 Apartment | 0 (0) |
Home ownership (n = 149) | |
 Yes | 149 (100) |
 No | 0 (0) |
Electricity in the household (n = 149) | |
 Yes | 7 (4.7) |
 No | 142 (95.3) |
Solar-powered generator in the household (n = 149) | |
 Yes | 142 (95.3) |
 No | 7 (4.7) |
Household’s main source of heating fuel | |
 Electricity | 5 (3.3) |
 Propane | 5 (3.3) |
 Manure/wood/other biofuels | 135 (90.1) |
 Coal | 5 (3.3) |
No. of households with the following self-reported assets: | |
 Refrigerator (n = 149) | 26 (17.4) |
 Tractor (n = 149) | 2 (1.3) |
 Animal-drawn cart (n = 149) | 5 (3.4) |
 Car/truck | 87 (58) |
 Motorcycle | 103 (68.7) |
 Bicycle | 2 (1.3) |
 Radio | 14 (9.3) |
 Television | 121 (80.7) |
 Computer | 1 (1) |
 Mobile phone | 146 (97.3) |
 Bank account | 150 (100) |