Table 2 Distribution of the surveyed extension agents according to their distinctive characteristics
Characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
1. Age | ||
 Young (under 35 years) | 21 | 19.44 |
 Middle age (35-47 years) | 46 | 42.60 |
 Elderly (over 47 years) | 41 | 37.96 |
2. Educational qualification | ||
 Intermediate certificate | 42 | 39.9 |
 College degree | 58 | 53.7 |
 Postgraduate | 8 | 7.4 |
3. Study specialization | ||
 Agricultural extension | 1 | 0.9 |
 Other specialties | 59 | 53.7 |
 General specialty | 48 | 44.4 |
4. Duration of service in agricultural work | ||
 Small service life (less than 12 years) | 19 | 17.6 |
 Average service life (12-less than 23) | 47 | 43.5 |
 Large service life (23 years and above) | 42 | 38.9 |
5. Duration of service in extension work | ||
 Small service life (less than 10 years) | 64 | 59.25 |
 Medium service life (10-less than 19) | 27 | 25 |
 Large service period (19 years and above) | 17 | 15.75 |
6. Growing up | ||
 Urban | 74 | 68.5 |
 Rural | 34 | 31.5 |
7. Place of residence | ||
 The same village (three degrees) | 1 | 0.9 |
 Another village (2 degrees) | 16 | 14.8 |
 City (one degree) | 91 | 84.3 |
8. Training experience | ||
 Small training experience (less than 3 courses) | 44 | 40.7 |
 Medium experience (3-less than 5 courses) | 22 | 20.4 |
 Significant training experience (from 5 courses and above) | 42 | 38.9 |
9. Number of attending specialized training courses | ||
 Never got any course | 85 | 78.7 |
 Attended one course | 23 | 21.3 |
10. Degree of job satisfaction | ||
 Low job satisfaction (less than 18 degrees) | 4 | 3.7 |
 Average Satisfaction (18- > 25) | 39 | 36.1 |
 Large Job Satisfaction (25+) | 65 | 0.2 |