Table 2 Description of variables included in the analysis
Independent variables | Variable type | Variable measurement | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the head | Dummy | 1 if male, 0 otherwise | 0.773 | 0.421 |
Age of the head | Continuous | Year | 43.405 | 9.855 |
Marital status | Dummy | 1 if married, 0 otherwise | 0.789 | 0.408 |
Family size | Continuous | Number | 5.405 | 1.782 |
Land size | Continuous | Hectare | 0.529 | 0.425 |
Herd size | Continuous | Total Livestock Unit (TLU) | 5.532 | 4.200 |
Access to info. | Dummy | 1 if there is access, 0 otherwise | 0.984 | 0.124 |
Year of production | Continuous | Number | 11.639 | 8.203 |
Number of households in one village | Continuous | Number | 487.9 | 220.14 |
Extension assistance | Dummy | 1 if household gets ext.assi. 0 otherwise | 0.99 | 0.096 |
Credit access | Dummy | 1 if there is access, 0 otherwise | 0.927 | 0.259 |
Distance to mkt | Continuous | Km | 4.1173 | 5.902 |
High land | Dummy | 1 if respondent from highland, 0 otherwise | 0.349 | 0.477 |
Low land | Dummy | 1 if respondent from lowland, 0 otherwise | 0.371 | 0.483 |
Mid land(base category) | Dummy | 1 if respondent from midland, 0 otherwise | 0.279 | 0.449 |
Monthly consumption | Continuous | Birr (1 USD = 19.73 Birr) | 1124.1 | 929.64 |
Edu1(base category) | Dummy | 1 if illiterate, 0 otherwise | 0.345 | 0.476 |
Edu2 | Dummy | 1 if informally literate (read and write), 0 otherwise | 0.154 | 0.361 |
Edu3 | Dummy | 1 if primary school completed, 0 otherwise | 0.443 | 0.497 |
Edu4 | Dummy | 1 if secondary school completed, 0 otherwise | 0.047 | 0.212 |
Edu5 | Dummy | 1 if above secondary, 0 otherwise | 0.009 | 0.096 |