Handling Practices of Folded Vermicelli by Small-scale Processors in Tanga City, Tanzania
Table 1.
Demographiccharacteristics of respondents (n = 30)
|
| Variable |
Respondents/categories |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
|
|
| Gender |
Male |
21 |
70.0 |
|
| |
Female |
9 |
30.0 |
|
| Age (in years) |
< 18 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
| |
18 – 30 |
5 |
16.7 |
|
| |
31 – 40 |
13 |
43.3 |
|
| |
41 – 50 |
4 |
13.3 |
|
| |
> 50 |
8 |
26.7 |
|
| Education level |
Non formal |
3 |
10.0 |
|
| |
Primary |
12 |
40.0 |
|
| |
Secondary |
13 |
43.3 |
|
| |
Vocational Training |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| Work position |
Owner |
16 |
53.3 |
|
| |
Supervisor |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
Labourer |
12 |
40.0 |
|
| Work experience (in years) |
< 1 |
2 |
6.7 |
|
| |
1 – 3 |
16 |
53.3 |
|
| |
4 – 6 |
7 |
23.3 |
|
| |
> 7 |
5 |
16.7 |
|
| Training course |
Yes |
3 |
10.0 |
|
| |
No |
27 |
90.0 |
|
|
Key: <: less than; >: greater than; Source: (Author survey, 2023).
|
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