Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pastoral households at the start of the project in 2018
County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Isiolo | Marsabit | Turkana | ||
Number of households ( N ) | 21 | 28 | 53 | |
Average household size | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Gender of household head (% of N ) | Male | 81 | 79 | 66 |
Female | 19 | 21 | 34 | |
Age category of household head (%) | Young adult (21–30 years) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Middle age adult (31–45 years) | 73 | 58 | 20 | |
Elder (> 45 years) | 27 | 42 | 78 | |
Education level of household head (%) | None | 33.3 | 46.15 | 93.5 |
Primary education | 33.3 | 50.0 | 6.5 | |
Secondary and tertiary education | 33.3 | 3.85 | 0 | |