Table 2 Demographic information of the study area District Sudhnoti of the AJK, Pakistan.
From: Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge of important local plants in Sudhnoti, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Variable | Categories | No. of persons | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Language | Urdu | 40 | 26.67 |
Dogri | 25 | 16.67 | |
Kashmiri | 35 | 23.33 | |
Pashto | 20 | 13.33 | |
Saraiki | 12 | 8.00 | |
Occupation | Peasants | 18 | 12.00 |
Shepherds | 12 | 8.00 | |
Carpenters | 15 | 10.00 | |
Herbalists | 40 | 26.67 | |
Woodcutters | 10 | 6.67 | |
Forest Protectors | 8 | 5.33 | |
Masons | 10 | 6.67 | |
Honey Bee Keepers | 8 | 5.33 | |
Services | 29 | 19.33 | |
Religion | Islam | 144 | 96.00 |
Christianity | 6 | 4.00 | |
Ethnic groups | Sardar | 12 | 8.00 |
Sudhan | 18 | 12.00 | |
Jat | 10 | 6.67 | |
Malik | 20 | 13.33 | |
Pashtoon | 15 | 10.00 | |
Mirza | 8 | 5.33 | |
Bhatti | 9 | 6.00 | |
Sheikh | 14 | 9.33 | |
Syed | 13 | 8.67 | |
Awan | 11 | 7.33 | |
Rajpoot | 8 | 5.33 | |
Gujars | 12 | 8.00 | |
Gender | Male | 100 | 66.70 |
Female | 50 | 33.30 | |
Age | 25–40 years | 23 | 15.30 |
40–50 years | 26 | 17.30 | |
50–60 years | 45 | 30.00 | |
More than 60 years | 56 | 37.30 | |
Educational level | Illiterate | 65 | 43.30 |
Primary | 33 | 22.00 | |
Middle | 17 | 11.30 | |
Secondary | 12 | 8.00 | |
Higher secondary | 11 | 7.30 | |
Graduation | 7 | 4.70 | |
Higher education | 5 | 3.30 | |
Experience | Less than 2 years | 84 | 56.0 |
2–5 years | 38 | 25.30 | |
5–10 years | 16 | 10.70 | |
More than 10 years | 12 | 8.00 |
