Statistics describing edible termite consumers (%)
| Variables | Category | Consumers n (36) | Non-consumers n (68) | Total N (104) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCATION | Makhado | 27.8 | 32.4 | 30.8 |
| Collins Chabane | 27.8 | 13.2 | 18.3 | |
| Thulamela | 44.4 | 54.4 | 51 | |
| GENDER | Male | 44.4 | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| Female | 55.5 | 98.5 | 83.7 | |
| AGE | 18–24 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 25–39 | 44.4 | 8.8 | 21.2 | |
| 40–49 | 25.0 | 11.8 | 16.4 | |
| 50–59 | 22.2 | 25.0 | 24.0 | |
| 60+ | 5.6 | 54.4 | 37.5 | |
| EDUCATION | No formal education | 0 | 53 | 34.6 |
| Primary schooling | 19.4 | 17.7 | 18.3 | |
| Secondary schooling | 55.6 | 27.9 | 37.5 | |
| Tertiary education | 25.0 | 1.5 | 9.6 | |
| RELIGION | No | 25.0 | 16.1 | 19.2 |
| Yes | 75.0 | 83.8 | 80.8 | |
| CONSUMPTION REASON | Nutrition | 44.4 | 0 | 44.4 |
| Poverty | 36.1 | 0 | 36.1 | |
| Custom | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Flavours | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Curiosity | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| PREFFERENCE | Alates | 41.7 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Soldiers | 58.3 | 0 | 58.3 | |
| KNOWLEDGE | Yes | 83.3 | 96 | 91.4 |
| No | 16.7 | 4.4 | 8.7 |
Factors influencing the decision to consume termites and the level of termite consumption
| Variable | Consumption | Marginal effect | Consumption level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coef. | std. err. | Z | dy/dx | coef. | std. err. | t | |
| LOCATION | −0.734 | 0.576 | − | −0.082 | 2.153 | 1.748 | 1.24 |
| GENDER | 4.274*** | 1.583 | 3.84 | −0.650 | 3.132* | 1.856 | −1.27 |
| AGE | 3.175*** | 0.931 | 3.15 | −0.512 | 5.203** | 2.523 | −2.11 |
| EDUCATION | 0.399 | 0.679 | 0.59 | 0.079 | −2.016 | 1.981 | −1.55 |
| RELIGION | −0.584* | 0.953 | 1.67 | −0.085 | −3.871* | 2.380 | −1.74 |
| CONSUMPTIONREASON | −0.992 | 0.783 | −1.62 | −0.197 | 1.231 | 1.856 | 0.67 |
| PREFERENCE | 0.069 | 0.697 | 0.10 | 0.013 | 3.421* | 1.781 | 1.96 |
| KNOWLEDGE | 1.935* | 0.994 | 1.93 | 0.453 | 1.537 | 3.086 | 0.45 |
| _cons | 7.353 | 3.541 | 3.98 | 29.161 | 5.156 | 7.95 | |
| Number of obs =104 | Pseudo R2 = 0,667 | Prob > F = 0.0076 | |||||
| LR chi2 (11) =61.46 | Prob >chi2 = 0.000 | R-squared = 0.215 | |||||
| Log likelihood = −39.061 | Adj R-squared = 0.122 | ||||||
| Root MSE = 9.756 | |||||||
Definitions of variables in the analysis of the logistic model and OLS
| Variable | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | ||
| CONSUMPTION | 1 if the household consumes termites, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| DAINTAK | Daily intake on termites consumption | Grams |
| Independent variable | ||
| X1 – LOCATION | 1 if household is based in Thulamela municipality, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X2 – GENDER | 1 if female, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X3 – AGE | 1 if 60+, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X4 – EDUCATION | 1 if household head had no formal education, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X5 – RELIGION | 1 if households are influenced by religion to consume edible termites, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X6 – CONSUMPTIONREASON | 1 if households consumption reason is nutrition, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X7 – PREFERENCE | 1 if households preferred soldiers, 0 otherwise | Binary |
| X8 – KNOWLEDGE | 1 if households know edible termites, 0 otherwise | Binary |