Table 2. Stated reasons^† for burning, separated by age and wealth groups.



Age group^‡	Young	Middle			Old

Wealth group	poor	poor	mid.	rich	poor	mid.	rich	Tot.
Number of informants	2	3	3	1	2	3	4	18

Reasons for burning:
To improve pasture quality	2 (2)	2 (2)	3 (3)	1 (1)	2 (2)	2 (1)	4 (4)	16 (15)
To get rid of a stinging caterpillar	1	3 (1)	3	1	2	3 (1)	4	17 (2)
To get rid of hiding places for hyena/leopard	2	2	3	1	2	2 (1)	4	16 (1)
To facilitate cattle movement	1							1

^†All informants spontaneously gave three different reasons for burning (except two informants who each stated only one reason). The number of informants who stated a particular reason first (indicating its importance) is given in brackets. The total number of informants who cited each reason is given in the right column. ^‡The informants are divided into the age groups Young (20 to 29 years), Middle-aged (30 to 49 years), and Old (50 to ~90 years).

Table 2. Stated reasons† for burning, separated by age and wealth groups.