Table 2 Respondents’ demographic, poultry characteristics and purpose of keeping poultry birds
Variables/categories | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender of respondent | ||
 Female | 39 | 62.9 |
 Male | 23 | 37.1 |
Occupation of respondent | ||
 House wife | 11 | 17.74 |
 Work in City Corporation | 30 | 48.39 |
 Work in public road maintenance section | 11 | 17.74 |
 Private work | 5 | 8.06 |
 Others (hospital, forest nursery) | 5 | 8.06 |
Number of people in the household | ||
 1 to 3 | 11 | 17.74 |
 4 to 6 | 38 | 61.29 |
 7 to 9 | 9 | 14.52 |
 10 to 12 | 4 | 6.45 |
Approximate monthly income | ||
 Up to Nu. 5000 | 21 | 33.87 |
 Nu. 5000 to Nu. 15,000 | 30 | 48.39 |
 Nu. 15,000 to Nu. 25,000 | 7 | 11.29 |
 Above Nu. 25,000 | 4 | 6.45 |
Sources of poultry | ||
 Brought from villages/other areas within the country | 12 | 19.35 |
 Hatched within farm | 49 | 79.03 |
 Government poultry farm | 1 | 1.61 |
Purposes of keeping poultry birds | ||
 Egg production & family consumption | 42 | 64.52 |
 Egg production & sale | 3 | 4.84 |
 Meat purpose for family | 3 | 4.84 |
 Egg production & meat purpose for family | 14 | 22.58 |
No. of years of poultry keeping by the HHs | ||
 Less than 1 year | 13 | 20.97 |
 1 to 3 years | 14 | 22.58 |
 3 to 5 years | 15 | 24.19 |
 More than 5 years | 20 | 32.26 |