Table 4 Types of livelihood strategies of rural residents in ethnic villages of Western Sichuan.

From: Agro-tourism integration and key livelihood capitals: multi-scale impacts on rural residents’ strategic choices in Western Sichuan ethnic villages

Types of household livelihood strategies

Description

The specialized type

A single source of income

The dominant type

Multiple income sources, with one livelihood activity generating more than 60% of the total household income

The balanced type

More than one source of income, where the proportion of income from each livelihood activity falls between 0 and 60%

other types

Combinations of livelihood strategies outside the aforementioned three categories, such as local non-tourism wage labor, small business operation, and formal employment in education or government sectors.

  1. Note: The professional, dominant, and balanced types mainly consider the combination differences of three livelihood strategies: farming, working outside the home, and tourism.
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