Table 2 FTAT variables among recruited forest-goers
From: Characterizing mobility patterns of forest goers in southern Lao PDR using GPS loggers
FTAT variable | Mean among HRP that | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Carried a GPS logger | Did not carry a GPS logger | p-value | |
Number of forest-goers in group | 3 | 4.14 | < 0.01 |
Age in years | 39.2 | 36.36 | 0.01 |
Number of children | 1.79 | 1.63 | 0.24 |
Nights away from home on trip | 4.12 | 7.36 | < 0.01 |
Km away from home | 6.63 | 7.58 | 0.38 |
Number of people working/traveling with on trip | 2.7 | 3.62 | < 0.01 |
Ever spent night in forest in rainy season | 0.92 | 0.9 | 0.62 |
Ever spent night in forest in dry season | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.14 |
Ethnic minorities | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.47 |
Married | 0.87 | 0.8 | 0.11 |
Rice farming is main source of income | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.24 |
Male | 0.95 | 0.65 | < 0.01 |
Education less than primary school | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.3 |
Wood collection is primary reason to visit forest in rainy season | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.67 |
Wood collection is primary reason to visit forest in dry season | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.4 |
Forest work is primary activity this week | 0.46 | 0.28 | < 0.01 |
Motorized main mode of transportation | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.81 |
Relationship to people on trip is family | 0.6 | 0.63 | 0.55 |
No sleeping structure last night | 0.51 | 0.3 | < 0.01 |