Statistical modelling/Purposes of keeping cattle

The purpose of keeping cattle can also be analysed by the 'index' method.

The table combines both index and ranking information to provide a good overall picture. The table confirms the high importance of work/draft. Indices for meat, milk, manure and cash from sales tended to be more similar. Cash from sales ranked second to work/draft and more frequently than meat, milk and manure as the primary purpose for keeping cattle. However, each of these last three frequently as second and third ranked purposes. This resulted in the comparatively higher ratings based on the index than when only first position ranks were considered.

Purpose

Ranked as the primary purpose
(% of homesteads)

Index
 

Livestock - primary income source

Livestock - not primary income source

Livestock - primary income source

Livestock - not primary income source

Meat

7.5

7.2

0.11

0.11

Milk

3.8

3.6

0.12

0.13

Work/draft

47.2

54.1

0.22

0.26

Stud breeding

0.0

0.0

0.02

0.01

Manure

1.9

8.1

0.10

0.14

Blood

0.0

0.0

0.01

0.01

Hide

1.8

0.0

0.02

0.01

Cash from sale

28.3

16.2

0.19

0.14

Investment

3.8

0.9

0.04

0.02

Dowry

5.7

4.5

0.07

0.08

Ceremonies

0.0

0.9

0.06

0.04

Cultural

0.0

1.8

0.05

0.06

Other

0.0

0.0

0.00

0.00