Human-Wild Animal Conflict in Banja Woreda, Awi Zone, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in the study area.

Farmer characteristics	Categories	Scoring method	No. of respondents	% of respondents	Min.	Max.	Mean	Std. deviation
Age (years)	<25	Year	3	3.2	19	71	47	11.87
	25 to 45		37	38.9
	46 to 65		50	52.6
	>65		5	5.3
Sex	Male		80	84.2
	Female		15	15.8
Education	Illiterate	Year of schooling	50	52.6
	Primary		30	31.6
	Secondary		5	5.3
	Others		10	10.5
Family size	Low (2–3)	Number	15	15.8	1	9	5.8	1.99
	Medium (3–6)		41	43.2
	High (6–8)		34	35.8
	Very high (>8)		5	5.3
Settlement distance	Near	Kilometer	60	63.2	2	4.5	2.5	0.52
	Medium		25	26.3
	Far		10	10.5
Livelihood activity	Farming and livestock		84	88.4
	Livestock only		9	9.5
	Farming only		2	2.1
Size of farm land	Small (<1)	Hectare	11	18.3	0.25	6	2.2	1.50025
	Medium (1–2)		29	48.3
	High (>2)		17	28.3
	Others		3	5.0