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Table 3.1. Characteristics of the sample households in Ndakama and Mlungisi (Field data, 2008).
Ndakana
Mlungisi
Number of households
33
46
Gender:
Male
15
30
Female
18
16
Household size
6.5
7
Age of head of household
57.8
51
Marital status:
Single (%)
6.1
17.4
Married (%)
20
29
Widow (%)
30
15.2
Education:
Not educated
13
9
Primary level
8
21
Secondary level
12
15
Tertiary level
0
1
Farm households (%)
57.6
43.5
Land size (ha)
1.4
0.9
Table 3.2. Distribution of households by average income and activity type in Mlungisi and Ndakama (Field
data, 2008).
Livelihood strategy
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Average income (R)
Ndakana
Own agricultural
19
57.6
1,941.84
Own business
6
18
9,733.35
Wage employment
10
30.3
24,120.00
Remittances
15
45.5
7,240.00
Pensions and grants
21
63.6
13,371.43
Mlungisi
Own agricultural
20
43.5
1,396.01
Own business
6
17.4
10,399.99
Wage employment
15
32.6
12,640.00
Remittances
10
21.7
5,520.00
Pensions and grants
35
76.1
9,836.57
in Ndakana earned a total of R21,996.86 per annum, on average, while households in
Mlungisi received R14,769.57 per annum, on average.
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