Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of boaters on Lake Albert, Uganda

Variable		Frequency	Per cent
District where landing site is located	Buliisa	296	22.0
	Hoima	381	28.4
	Kikuube	386	28.7
	Ntoroko	86	6.4
	Pakwach	194	14.4
Sex	Female	05	0.4
Sex	Male	1338	99.6
Age (complete years)	Less than 20	31	2.3
	20–29	516	38.4
	30–39	439	32.7
	40–49	226	16.8
	50 and above	131	9.8
Ethnicity	Alur	913	68.0
	Mugungu	160	11.9
	Munyooro/Mutooro	135	10.1
	Other	135	10.1
Religion	Anglican	286	21.3
	Catholic	661	49.2
	Muslim	190	14.1
	Pentecostal	158	11.8
	Other	48	3.6
Education level reached	None	326	24.3
	Primary	51	3.8
	Secondary	943	70.2
	Tertiary/university	23	1.7
Marital status	Single	273	20.3
Marital status	Married/living with spouse	1070	79.7
Occupation	Transporter	136	10.1
Occupation	Fisherman	1207	89.9
Duration of occupation	At most 12 months	26	1.9
Duration of occupation	More than 12 months	1317	98.1
Occupancy of the dwelling unit	Owned	603	44.9
Occupancy of the dwelling unit	Rented	740	55.1
Boat ownership	Yes, owned	203	15.1
Boat ownership	Not owned	1140	84.9