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Table 3 Description of variables used to create a logistic regression model for climate change perception of pastoralist/agropastoralists in the Borana lowlands, Ethiopia

From: Perception of climate change and its impact by smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana, South Ethiopia

(a) Outcome variable

Description

Respondents who perceived % (score values)

Respondents who did not perceive % (score values)

Level of climate change and its impact on agriculture perceived over the past 20 years

Takes the scores from 0 (no perception) to 4 (Noticeable and completely changing the way we farm)

96 (1–4)

4 (0)

(b) Explanatory variables

 

Mean

SD

Age

Age of the HH head in years; categorical, 1 if young adult, 2 if adult, 3 if old

49.8

15.3

Education

School attendance; categorical, 1 if no formal education, 2 if primary, and 3 if secondary

1.1

2.6

Household size

Family size of the household in heads; continuous

7.4

2.8

Production system

Production system dummy; 0 if agropastoral and 1 if pastoral

0.5

0.5

Livestock holding

Herd size of the HH in TLUa; continuous

8.1

9.6

Farm income

Annual farm income in USD; continuous

461.9

364.1

Non-farm income

Annual non-farm income in USD; continuous

219.7

375.6

Access to climate information

Access to climate information dummy; 1 if yes otherwise 0

0.7

0.5

Access to extension service

Access to extension service dummy; 1 if yes otherwise 0

0.8

0.4

  1. aTLU = Tropical Livestock Unit; HH = Household, $US =18 Ethiopian Birr in 2012