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Table 1 Selected demographic and enclosure characteristics of sampled households in Chepareria

From: Enclosing the commons: reasons for the adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, Kenya

	%	Mean (SD)
Household head
Gender
Male	73.3
Female	26.7
Age (years)
0–20	0.8
21–35	36.7
36–50	42.5
50+	20.0
Marital status
Single	2.5
Married	97.5
Education level attained
None	29.4
Primary	56.3
Secondary	8.4
Post-secondary	5.9
Average family size (SD)		7 (3)
Enclosure
Average enclosure area (SD)
ha		5.01 (4.38)
Enclosure tenure
Private	51.7
Communal	48.3

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