| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Frequent use of donkey/week | <3 days | 30 | 15 |
| 3 - 5 days | 63 | 31.5 | |
| >5 days | 107 | 53.5 | |
| No of hours worked/day | <4 hours | 35 | 17.5 |
| 4 - 8 hours | 98 | 49 | |
| >8 hours | 67 | 33.5 | |
| Estimated amount of load | <80 kg | 28 | 14 |
| 80 - 300 kg | 79 | 39.5 | |
| >300 kg | 93 | 46.5 | |
| Reasons of carting heavy load | Lack of awareness | 17 | 8.5 |
| To get high benefit within short time | 183 | 91.5 | |
| Life span of working donkeys | <6 years | 37 | 18.5 |
| 7 - 10 years | 151 | 75.5 | |
| >10 years | 12 | 6 |