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Table 1 Summary profile of respondents (n = 120)

From: Traditional knowledge and consumption of wild edible plants in rural households, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Variable

Category

No

(%)

Gender

Male

60

50.0

Female

60

50.0

Age (mean ± SD) (Years)

Youth

27.8 ± 5.0

 

Adult

46.8 ± 6.1

Elder

71.2 ± 7.5

Occupation

Full-time employment

14

12

Part-time employment

8

7.0

Self-employed

16

13.0

Unemployed

57

47.5

Student

15

12.5

Volunteer

10

8.0

Education

No schooling

7

6.0

Primary

29

24.0

Secondary

52

43.0

Tertiary

32

27.0

Length of residence in village

Mean ± SD (Years)

40.2 ± 20.9

 

Childhood residence

Farm

9

7.5

City

3

2.5

Township

10

8.3

Rural village

98

81.7