Table 1 The mean values and standard deviations (±SD) of the main characteristics of the surveyed pangasius farmers for the aggregated six provinces and for the three regions
From: Exploring the climate change concerns of striped catfish producers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
| Â | All provinces (235 farms) | Upstream provinces An Giang, Dong Thap (98 farms) | Mid-stream provinces Vinh Long, Can Tho (107 farms) | Downstream provinces Soc Trang and Tra Vinh (30 farms) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD |
Age (year) | 44.5 | 10.4 | 44.1 | 9.3 | 44.1 | 11.1 | 47.4 | 10.6 |
Total ponds area (ha) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Education level of respondents* | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Land ownership (1: owner and 0: otherwise) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Culture experience (year) | 5.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
Contribution of pangasius farming to income (%) | 82.2 | 24.2 | 87.1 | 17.8 | 84.5 | 23.8 | 58 | 29.8 |