CIP AMURIA DISTRICT SWEETPOTATO INTERVENTION; DETAILS ON RESPONDENTS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Description	Results
Interview period	06-Nov-2021 to 07-Dec-2021
Total number of Respondents	1,207 (Male:761 Female:446)
Number of Parishes	91
Average age of Respondents	40.43 "Min:17.00 Max:100.00)
Average household size (no of people living in the household)	6.90 "Min:1.00 Max:24.00)

Respondent categorization by Sex [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	446	36.95
01	Male	761	63.05
	Overall	1,207	100.00

Relationships of respondents to the household heads [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Household head	876	72.58
02	Spouse	213	17.65
03	Son/daughter	105	8.70
04	Parent	3	0.25
05	Brother/sister	4	0.33
06	Son/daughter in-law	3	0.25
07	Grandchild	2	0.17
08	Other relative	1	0.08
	Overall	1,207	100.00

Marital Status of Respondents [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Single	91	7.54
02	Married (Living with Spouse)	839	69.51
03	Married (Spouse stays away)	51	4.23
04	Separated or Divorced	76	6.30
05	Widow or widower	150	12.43
	Overall	1,207	100.00

Primary occupations of respondents [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Farming (crops or livestock)	1,060	87.82
02	Salaried employment	21	1.74
03	Self-employed off-farm	79	6.55
04	Casual laborer on-farm	4	0.33
05	Casual laborer off-farm	11	0.91
06	Student	10	0.83
95	Other	16	1.33
96	None	6	0.50
	Overall	1,207	100.00

a2. Do you have salaried income? [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1,144	94.78
01	Yes	63	5.22
	Overall	1,207	100.00

a3. Does your spouse or another dependent member of your household have salaried income? [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1,136	94.12
01	Yes	71	5.88
	Overall	1,207	100.00

a4. Are you a member of any farmer/social organization (group, association, COOP, SACCO, VSLA, chama, merry-go-round, etc.) [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	573	47.47
01	Yes	634	52.53
	Overall	1,207	100.00

a5. What assets do you own [All Subcounties]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Radio	568	45.99
02	Television (TV)	34	2.75
96	NONE	633	51.26
	Overall	1,235	100.00

d1. Where do you normally get information on the quality and availability of planting materials for the crops that you grow? [All Subcounties]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Community/local leaders	515	18.61
02	Farmer groups/associations	159	5.74
03	Fellow farmers	621	22.43
04	Agricultural extension agent	206	7.44
05	Local input store/dealers	22	0.79
06	NAADS	24	0.87
07	NGO projects	87	3.14
09	Religious Leaders	51	1.84
10	Researchers (e.g. NARO/IGOLA)	16	0.58
11	Traders	58	2.10
12	Vine multipliers	5	0.18
13	Mass media (Radio TV, newspaper)	572	20.66
14	Neighbours, family members or friends	355	12.83
95	Other	24	0.87
96	None	53	1.91
	Overall	2,768	100.00

d2a. Do you own a functioning phone? [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No (never owned a phone)	311	25.77
01	Yes	784	64.95
02	No (had one before but its now not functioning)	112	9.28
	Overall	1,207	100.00

d2b. What type of phone do you have? [All Subcounties]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Basic(call/voice only)	746	92.21
02	Smartphone(voice&internet)	63	7.79
	Overall	809	100.00

d2c. What do you mainly use your phone for? [All Subcounties]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Read text messages (SMS)	494	25.96
02	Send text messages (SMS)	464	24.38
03	Use WhatsApp messenger app	49	2.57
04	Use other social media platforms e.g. Facebook	53	2.79
05	Other internet access (besides social media)	44	2.31
06	Voice calls	784	41.20
95	Other	15	0.79
	Overall	1,903	100.00

d2d. Have you ever used your phone to receive/access agricultural information? [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	720	80.36
01	Yes	176	19.64
	Overall	896	100.00

d3. What type of agricultural information have you ever received/accessed using your phone? [All Subcounties]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Type of variety	59	15.86
02	Source of Planting material/Certified seed	62	16.67
03	Attributes of varieties	13	3.49
04	Where to sell output	26	6.99
05	Pests and disease control/management	48	12.90
06	How to plant the certified seed (Agronomy)	24	6.45
07	How to manage the variety in the field (management)	44	11.83
08	Harvest related information	10	2.69
09	Post-harvest handling	6	1.61
10	Utilization of the sweetpotato	8	2.15
11	Marketing prices	50	13.44
95	Other	22	5.91
	Overall	372	100.00

d4. How frequently do you use your phone for agric info? [All Subcounties]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Daily	11	6.25
02	About twice a week	23	13.07
03	Once a week	24	13.64
04	Every two weeks	9	5.11
05	Once a month	27	15.34
06	Once every season(3months)	45	25.57
07	Once a year	26	14.77
08	Once in lifetime	11	6.25
	Overall	176	100.00