Table 1 Demographic Characteristics.
From: Adoption of conservative agricultural practices among rural Chinese farmers
n | % | n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Gender | ||||
20–30 | 1 | 0.3 | Male | 239 | 68.5 |
31–40 | 27 | 7.7 | Female | 110 | 31.5 |
41–50 | 137 | 39.3 | Total | 349 | 100.0 |
51–60 | 67 | 19.2 | |||
61–70 | 43 | 12.3 | Family members | ||
More than 70 years | 74 | 21.2 | 2 or Less Members | 65 | 18.6 |
Total | 349 | 100.0 | 3 Members | 136 | 39.0 |
Education | 4 Members | 56 | 16.0 | ||
High school and below | 316 | 90.5 | 5 or More Members | 92 | 26.4 |
Junior college | 29 | 8.3 | Total | 349 | 100.0 |
Bachelor’s degree | 4 | 1.1 | |||
Total | 349 | 100.0 | Monthly expenditure | ||
less than RMB1000 | 25 | 6.3 | |||
Employment | RMB1001-2000 | 103 | 25.8 | ||
In a permanent job | 6 | 1.7 | RMB2001-3000 | 136 | 34.1 |
Farming & occasional short-time work | 175 | 50.1 | RMB3001-4000 | 74 | 18.5 |
Self-employed in agriculture-related businesses | 80 | 22.9 | RMB4001-5000 | 33 | 8.3 |
Retired | 88 | 25.2 | more than RMB 001 | 28 | 7.0 |
Total | 399 | 100.0 | Total | 349 | 100.0 |
Land | Length of land use | ||||
less than 1 mu | 1 | 0.3 | less than 5 years | 76 | 21.8 |
1–3 mu | 157 | 45.0 | 6 to 10 years | 21 | 6.0 |
4–6 mu | 76 | 21.8 | 11 to 15 years | 24 | 6.9 |
7–9 mu | 76 | 21.8 | 16 to 20 years | 12 | 3.4 |
10 mu or more | 39 | 11.2 | more than 20 years | 216 | 61.9 |
Total | 349 | 100.0 | Total | 349 | 100.0 |
