Table 1 Demographic household characteristics of participants from four districts of Botswana
|  | Kweneng (n = 54) | Ghanzi (n = 62) | Southern (n = 50) | Central (n = 55) | Total (n = 221) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | ||
Gender | |||||||||
Female | 32 | 59.3 | 33 | 53.2 | 26 | 52 | 26 | 47.3 | 117 (52.9%) |
Male | 22 | 40.7 | 29 | 46.8 | 24 | 48 | 29 | 52.7 | 104 (47.1%) |
Age group | |||||||||
18–24 years | 8 | 14.8 | 9 | 14.5 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 12.7 | 34 (15.4%) |
25–64 years | 34 | 63 | 46 | 74.2 | 28 | 56 | 38 | 69.1 | 146 (66.1%) |
65 + years | 12 | 22.2 | 7 | 11.3 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 18.2 | 41 (18.6%) |
Marital status | |||||||||
Single | 41 | 75.9 | 35 | 56.5 | 22 | 44 | 14 | 25.5 | 112 (50.7%) |
Married | 8 | 14.8 | 12 | 19.4 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 25.5 | 47 (21.3%) |
Cohabiting | 1 | 1.9 | 15 | 24.1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 30.9 | 40 (18.1%) |
Widow | 3 | 5.6 | 0 | Â | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18.1 | 20 (9.0%) |
Divorced | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | Â | 1 | 2 | 0 | Â | 2 (0.9%) |
Head of the family | |||||||||
Husband | 15 | 27.8 | 18 | 29.0 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 27.3 | 66 (29.9%) |
Wife | 10 | 18.5 | 3 | 4.8 | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.8 | 14 (6.3%) |
Single mother | 17 | 31.5 | 13 | 21.0 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 27.3 | 57 (25.8%) |
Bread winner | 12 | 22.2 | 28 | 45.2 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 43.6 | 84 (38.0%) |
Gender of breadwinner | |||||||||
Female | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 28.6 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 12.5 | 23 (27.4%) |
Male | 8 | 66.7 | 20 | 71.4 | 12 | 60 | 21 | 87.5 | 61 (76.2%) |
Size of household | |||||||||
Less than 5 | 17 | Â | 23 | Â | 32 | 64 | 31 | 56.4 | 103 (46.6%) |
6–10 | 28 |  | 31 |  | 17 | 34 | 23 | 41.8 | 99 (44.8%) |
10 +  | 9 | 16.7 | 8 | 12.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.8 | 19 (8.6%) |
Highest level of academic qualification | |||||||||
None | 16 | 29.6 | 16 | 25.8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 45.5 | 65 (29.4%) |
Primary | 10 | 18.5 | 14 | 22.6 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 16.4 | 43 (19.5%) |
Junior SS | 20 | 37.0 | 18 | 29.0 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 23.6 | 69 (31.2%) |
Senior SS | 7 | 13.0 | 4 | 6.5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9.1 | 25 (11.3%) |
University | 1 | 1.9 | 10 | 16.1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5.5 | 19 (8.6%) |
Employment status | |||||||||
Not working | 34 | 63 | 22 | 35.5 | 24 | 48 | 31 | 56.4 | 111 (50.2%) |
Part time | 15 | 27.8 | 9 | 14.5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9.1 | 38 (17.2%) |
Casual employment | 3 | 5.6 | 9 | 14.5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 29.1 | 46 (20.8%) |
Full time | 2 | 3.7 | 5 | 8.1 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 5.5 | 26 (11.8%) |
Source of income | |||||||||
Livestock keeping | 2 | 3.7 | 10 | 16.1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7.3 | 21 (9.5%) |
Crop farming | 11 | 20.4 | 7 | 11.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Â | 19 (8.6%) |
Mixed farming | 18 | 33.3 | 15 | 24.2 | 28 | 56 | 0 | Â | 61 (27.6%) |
Agricultural business | 3 | 5.6 | 5 | 8.1 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 8 (3.6%) |
Non-agricultural business | 10 | 18.5 | 13 | 21.0 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 58.2 | 62 (28.1%) |
None | 10 | 18.5 | 12 | 19.4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 34.5 | 50 (22.6%) |
Government assistance | |||||||||
Yes | 14 | 25.9 | 8 | 12.9 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 16.4 | 44 (19.9%) |
No | 40 | 74.1 | 54 | 87.1 | 37 | 74 | 46 | 83.6 | 177 (80.1%) |
Tribe | |||||||||
Bakgalagadi | 53 | 98.1 | 19 | 30.6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | Â | 78 (35.3%) |
Basarwa | 0 | Â | 29 | 46.8 | 0 | Â | 51 | 92.7 | 80 (36.2%) |
Bangwaketse | 0 | Â | 3 | 4.8 | 39 | 78 | 1 | 1.8 | 43 (19.5%) |
Baherero | 0 | Â | 10 | 16.1 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 10 (4.5%) |
Batswapong | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 | 2 | 0 | Â | 1 (0.5%) |
Bakalaka | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.8 | 2 (0.9%) |
Barolong | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 4 | 8 | 0 | Â | 4 (1.8%) |
Bapedi | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.8 | 1 (0.5%) |
Bakgatla | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 (0.5%) |
Bakwena | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.8 | 1 (0.5%) |