the carpentry organization. Carpentry operators were interviewed to explore for

information about the carpentry operation.

 Questionnaires were applied to a sample of households randomly selected within

each of the three villages. Male and female adults nested within each of the 29

households were queried, representing a 22% sample (Table 3-1). Quantitative and

qualitative data were gathered about the benefit and cost distribution from the carpentries

at both household and village levels, impacts and limitations of the carpentry, as well as

the respondents' perspectives of the future. Also current and potential social conflicts and

impacts to the forest were queried.

Table 3-1. Questionnaires were applied to males and females nested in 29 households.
 VILLAGES Total households Questionnaires %
 Yoyato 36 10 28
 Boca Camantavishi 48 11 23
 Tinkareni 45 8 18
 Total 129 29 22

 Six focus groups differentiated by gender were applied in each village. These focus

groups were intended to clarify information gathered in the in-depth interviews and in the

questionnaires. Gender differentiation of the focus groups was intended to identify

differences between male and female concerns about the carpentry.

 Informal interviews and participant observation were carried out throughout the

field research period. These methods were used to observe the daily activities in the

house, the forest, and in the carpentry to have a better understanding of the impacts of the

carpentries in the villages and in the households. These methods were also used to

validate information collected through the key informants and the questionnaires.