Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the household heads in the Juaboso-Bia cocoa landscape
Socio-economic variables | Valid frequency | Valid percent (%) | Mean | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 79 | 39.5 | 0.61 |
Male | 121 | 60.5 | ||
Age | between 25 and 45 | 44 | 22 | 56.14 |
between 46 and 66 | 117 | 58.5 | ||
above 67 | 39 | 19.5 | ||
Education | Primary | 20 | 10 | 0.68 |
JHS/Form 4 | 53 | 26.5 | ||
SSS/O or A-level | 27 | 13.5 | ||
Tertiary | 35 | 17.5 | ||
No formal education | 65 | 32.5 | ||
Marital status | Married | 148 | 74 | 0.76 |
Single | 8 | 4 | ||
Divorced | 14 | 7 | ||
Widow/widower | 30 | 15 | ||
Household size | between 1 and 5 | 55 | 27.5 | 8.14 |
between 6 and 10 | 98 | 49 | ||
above 10 | 47 | 23.5 | ||
Cocoa cooperation membership | No | 43 | 21.5 | 0.79 |
Yes | 157 | 78.5 | ||
Cropland conversion to cocoa | No | 37 | 18.5 | 0.81 |
Yes | 163 | 81.5 | ||
Credit access | No | 59 | 29.5 | 0.70 |
Yes | 141 | 70.5 | ||
Access to extension officers | No | 26 | 13 | 0.87 |
Yes | 174 | 87 | ||
Total household income | less than 10,000 | 105 | 52.5 | 1.82 |
Between 10,000 and 30,000 | 26 | 13 | ||
Above 30,000 | 69 | 34.5 | ||
Household heads’ perception |  | |||
Cocoa expansion affects crop diversification | No | 19 | 9.5 | 0.90 |
Yes | 181 | 90.5 | ||