MERMAID BASELINE; RESPONDENT DETAILS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND HOUSEHOLD INCOMES

Description	Results
Interview period	22-Nov-2021 to 01-Dec-2021
Total number of Respondents	285 (Male:105 Female:180)
Number of Area Councils	6
a100. Average age of respondents	38.38 "Min:16.00 Max:90.00)
a100. Average household size (People living in a household)	2.94 "Min:1.00 Max:12.00)
a101. Average Age of Household Members (Years)	23.00 "Min:1.00 Max:112.00)
b100. Average number of Plots of land accessed by household for agriculture in last 3 months	2.31 "Min:1.00 Max:10.00)
f05. Average household income from business (per month)	29,922.35 "Min:1.00 Max:1,030,000.00)

Respondents Categorisation by Sex [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	180	63.16
01	Male	105	36.84
	Overall	285	100.00

Relationships of Respondents to the household head [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Head	99	34.74
02	Spouse	149	52.28
03	Son/ daughter	13	4.56
04	Son/ daughter in-law	1	0.35
06	Parent/ Parent in-law	21	7.37
07	Brother/ sister	2	0.70
	Overall	285	100.00

Education level of Respondents [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Some primary	68	23.86
02	Completed primary	53	18.60
03	Some secondary	83	29.12
04	Completed secondary	27	9.47
05	Higher education/University	8	2.81
06	Vocational training	4	1.40
95	Other	1	0.35
96	NONE	40	14.04
97	Don't Know	1	0.35
	Overall	285	100.00

Primary occupation of Respondents [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crop farmer	245	85.96
02	Livestock rearing	3	1.05
03	Fisher Man/Woman	3	1.05
06	Non-farm wage labourer	2	0.70
07	Road side food vendor	2	0.70
08	Stall/shop trader	1	0.35
09	Craftsman	1	0.35
10	Other non-farm enterprise (transport operators/ stores)	3	1.05
11	Professional or government job	5	1.75
12	Other self-employed	4	1.40
13	Homemaker	7	2.46
14	Student	4	1.40
15	Dependent	2	0.70
96	NONE	3	1.05
	Overall	285	100.00

j3. What are your major sources of information? [All Countries]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Print media	6	1.04
02	Radio/ TV	104	18.09
03	Internet/ mobile phone	145	25.22
04	Trainings/ meetings	49	8.52
05	Extension/ health worker	15	2.61
06	Family/ friend/ neighbour/ Church Member	180	31.30
07	School	36	6.26
08	Public adverts (billboards)	11	1.91
95	Other	17	2.96
97	Don't Know	7	1.22
98	Refused to Answer	1	0.17
99	Not Applicable	4	0.70
	Overall	575	100.00

j4. What is your MOST IMPORTANT source of information? [Rank 1] [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Radio/ TV	40	14.60
03	Internet/ mobile phone	77	28.10
04	Trainings/ meetings	33	12.04
05	Extension/ health worker	1	0.36
06	Family/ friend/ neighbour	108	39.42
07	School	3	1.09
97	Don't Know	7	2.55
98	Refused to Answer	1	0.36
99	Not Applicable	4	1.46
	Overall	274	100.00

j4. What is your SECOND MOST IMPORTANT source of information? [Rank 2] [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Print media	3	1.71
02	Radio/ TV	33	18.86
03	Internet/ mobile phone	44	25.14
04	Trainings/ meetings	10	5.71
05	Extension/ health worker	4	2.29
06	Family/ friend/ neighbour	58	33.14
07	School	17	9.71
08	Public adverts (billboards)	6	3.43
	Overall	175	100.00

j4. What is your THIRD MOST IMPORTANT source of information? [Rank 3] [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Print media	3	2.75
02	Radio/ TV	31	28.44
03	Internet/ mobile phone	24	22.02
04	Trainings/ meetings	6	5.50
05	Extension/ health worker	10	9.17
06	Family/ friend/ neighbour	14	12.84
07	School	16	14.68
08	Public adverts (billboards)	5	4.59
	Overall	109	100.00

a102. [Household Roster] Household members categorization by sex [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	519	50.78
01	Male	503	49.22
	Overall	1,022	100.00

a103. [Household Roster] Relationships of members to the household heads [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Head	192	18.79
02	Spouse	214	20.94
03	Son/ daughter	485	47.46
04	Son/ daughter in-law	18	1.76
05	Grandchild	61	5.97
06	Parent/ Parent in-law	32	3.13
07	Brother/ sister	8	0.78
08	Other relative	12	1.17
	Overall	1,022	100.00

a104. [Household Roster] Can household members read or write? [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Read & write	599	67.53
02	Read only	10	1.13
03	Write only	21	2.37
96	NONE	245	27.62
97	Don't Know	10	1.13
98	Refused to Answer	2	0.23
	Overall	887	100.00

a105. [Household Roster] Highest formal education level household members completed [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Some primary	295	33.26
02	Completed primary	101	11.39
03	Some secondary	207	23.34
04	Completed secondary	73	8.23
05	Higher education/University	15	1.69
06	Vocational training	6	0.68
95	Other	7	0.79
96	NONE	174	19.62
97	Don't Know	6	0.68
99	Not Applicable	3	0.34
	Overall	887	100.00

a106. [Household Roster] Did household members spend any time participating in agriculture in the past three months? [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	68	9.96
01	Yes	615	90.04
	Overall	683	100.00

a107. [Household Roster] What is the primary occupation of household members? [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crop farmer	463	67.79
02	Livestock rearing	10	1.46
03	Fisher Man/Woman	11	1.61
05	Farm wage labourer	1	0.15
06	Non-farm wage labourer	9	1.32
07	Road side food vendor	2	0.29
08	Stall/shop trader	2	0.29
09	Craftsman	2	0.29
10	Other non-farm enterprise (transport operators/ stores)	2	0.29
11	Professional or government job	12	1.76
12	Other self-employed	16	2.34
13	Homemaker	5	0.73
14	Student	133	19.47
15	Dependent	3	0.44
16	Retired	1	0.15
17	Unemployed but seeking work	2	0.29
96	NONE	8	1.17
99	Not Applicable	1	0.15
	Overall	683	100.00

a108. [Household Roster] What is the secondary occupation of household members? [All Countries]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crop farmer	117	17.13
02	Livestock rearing	268	39.24
03	Fisher Man/Woman	24	3.51
04	Fish farmer	8	1.17
05	Farm wage labourer	5	0.73
06	Non-farm wage labourer	10	1.46
07	Road side food vendor	17	2.49
08	Stall/shop trader	5	0.73
09	Craftsman	3	0.44
10	Other non-farm enterprise (transport operators/ stores)	3	0.44
11	Professional or government job	2	0.29
12	Other self-employed	50	7.32
13	Homemaker	20	2.93
14	Student	7	1.02
15	Dependent	9	1.32
16	Retired	1	0.15
17	Unemployed but seeking work	1	0.15
96	NONE	115	16.84
97	Don't Know	7	1.02
98	Refused to Answer	3	0.44
99	Not Applicable	8	1.17
	Overall	683	100.00

l02. In the past 30 days, which sources did your household earn some income from? [All Countries]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own agricultural production	206	57.22
02	Agricultural production	23	6.39
03	Business	34	9.44
04	Formal (wage) employment	16	4.44
05	Other non-agricultural income	32	8.89
07	Transfers, remittances, gifts etc	11	3.06
95	Other	22	6.11
97	Don't Know	9	2.50
98	Refused to Answer	2	0.56
99	Not Applicable	5	1.39
	Overall	360	100.00

l03. What is your household's PRIMARY SOURCE of income? [Rank 1] [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own agricultural production	189	70.26
02	Agricultural production	10	3.72
03	Business	13	4.83
04	Formal (wage) employment	13	4.83
05	Other non-agricultural income	18	6.69
07	Transfers, remittances, gifts etc	10	3.72
97	Don't Know	9	3.35
98	Refused to Answer	2	0.74
99	Not Applicable	5	1.86
	Overall	269	100.00

l03. What is your household's SECONDARY SOURCE of income? [Rank 2] [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Own agricultural production	16	26.23
02	Agricultural production	12	19.67
03	Business	18	29.51
04	Formal (wage) employment	2	3.28
05	Other non-agricultural income	12	19.67
07	Transfers, remittances, gifts etc	1	1.64
	Overall	61	100.00

l04. What was the estimated level of total household income earned in the past 30 days? [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
67701	<SBD 15,000	55	19.30
67801	<15,000 VUV	82	28.77
67802	Between VUV 15,000 to 30,000	32	11.23
67803	Between VUV 15,000 to 30,000	5	1.75
67804	Between VUV 30,000 to 45,000	3	1.05
67805	Above VUV 45,000	24	8.42
97	Don't Know	75	26.32
98	Refused to Answer	9	3.16
	Overall	285	100.00

l06. On which step of Income Ladder would you say your household stands now? (where 10=top and 0=bottom) [All Countries]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Step 0 (Bottom – lowest possible income)	125	43.86
01	Step 1	38	13.33
02	Step 2	19	6.67
03	Step 3	26	9.12
04	Step 4	22	7.72
05	Step 5	22	7.72
06	Step 6	14	4.91
07	Step 7	7	2.46
08	Step 8	3	1.05
09	Step 9	2	0.70
10	Step 10 (Top – highest possible income)	2	0.70
99	Did not Answer	5	1.75
	Overall	285	100.00