Introduction
Entrepreneurial behavior and gender
Rural women and society
Materials and methods
Study area
Data collection
Markets | Number of respondents | % |
---|---|---|
Kakamega Municipal market | 81 | 53 |
Mumias market | 41 | 27 |
Khayega market | 18 | 12 |
Shianda market | 12 | 8 |
Results and discussions
Socio-demographic features
Characteristics | Number of respondents | % |
---|---|---|
Age (21–30) | 38 | 25 |
(31–40) | 66 | 43 |
(41–50) | 41 | 27 |
above 50 | 8 | 5 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 29 | 19 |
Married | 101 | 66 |
Divorced/widowed | 23 | 15 |
Education Level | ||
None | 8 | 5 |
Primary | 47 | 31 |
Secondary | 36 | 23 |
Diploma/certificate | 30 | 20 |
Undergraduate | 20 | 13 |
Postgraduate | 12 | 8 |
House Hold Size | ||
(1–5) | 121 | 79 |
(6–10) | 28 | 18 |
(11–15) | 4 | 3 |
Revenue from Business(Kes) | ||
0–10,000 | 33 | 22 |
10,001-20,000 | 37 | 24 |
20,001-30,000 | 41 | 27 |
30,001-40,000 | 24 | 16 |
40,001-50,000 | 10 | 6 |
Over 50,000 | 8 | 5 |
Personal relationship and social attributes
Age | Marital status (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Married | Single | Widowed | Divorced | Total | |
(21–30) | 14% | 10% | 0% | 1% | 25% |
(31–40) | 34% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 43% |
(41–50) | 14% | 0% | 85 | 5% | 27% |
Above 50 | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
Total |
66%
|
19%
|
9%
|
6%
|
100%
|
Social attributes at the market
Characteristics | Number (%) | |
---|---|---|
Yes | No | |
Participate in social activities | 118 (77%) | 35 (23%) |
Members of chama | 132 (86%) | 21 (14%) |
Contribute to business growth | 148 (97%) | 5 (3%) |
Business inspiration from people | 142 (93%) | 11 (7%) |