Table 1 Personal qualities of the respondents.

From: Factors affecting the downturn of traditional livestock husbandry in local communities of northwestern rangelands of Iran

Rural districts

Village

Household

Population

Percent of community*

Number of samples

South Vilkij

Saghezchi

83

272

1.80

8

Hor

955

3248

21.48

10

Central Vilkij

Gharetapeh

166

556

3.68

10

Sooha

582

1958

12.95

12

Marni

273

929

6.14

10

Aladizgeh

442

1850

12.23

10

North Vilkij

Goleloo

155

527

3.48

10

Kalesar

295

932

6.16

10

Khanghah Olia

48

130

0.86

5

Gordeh

Gordeh

101

285

1.88

8

Oranj

69

221

1.46

6

Khoshabad

17

388

2.57

3

Dolatabad

Alibolaghi

114

378

2.50

10

Saghesloo

158

624

4.13

5

Anbaran

Anbaran

312

932

6.16

4

Minabad

Jid

211

754

4.99

10

Minabad

320

1139

7.53

11

Sum

 

4301

15,123

100

142

  1. *Percent of community: that is, the population of each target village is a percentage of the total population of the studied villages.