Table 3 Household characteristics of respondents
Variable | Variable definition | Arable farmers (NÂ =Â 580) |
---|---|---|
Male | Gender of the household head (1 if female) | 0.54 |
Female | Gender of the household head (1 if female) | 0.46 |
No school | No formal education (1 if yes) | 0.24(0.43) |
Primary | Primary education (1 if yes) | 0.53 (0.5) |
O-level | Ordinary secondary education (1 if yes) | 0.18(0.39) |
Higher educ | Advanced secondary education or diploma (1 if yes) | 0.04(0.18) |
Secondary educ | Ordinary or advanced secondary education (1 if yes) | Â |
Tertiary educ | Certificate, university education(1 if yes) | 0.01(0.08) |
Age(years) | Household head age (completed years) | 45.54(14.17) |
Farming exp | Farming experience (completed years) | 24.11(13.72) |
Farm size | Farm size owned(acres) | 7.95(25.09) |
Herd mobility | Herd mobility (1 if yes) | Â |
Forest | Reside forested areas (1 if yes) | 0.21(0.41) |
Mountain | Reside in mountainous area (1 if yes) | 0.17(0.37) |
Wetlands | Reside in wetland area (1 if yes) | 0.14(0.35) |
Lowlands | Reside in lowland area (1 if yes) | 0.34(0.47) |
Mountainous and forested | Reside in mountainous and forested area (1 if yes) | 0.14(0.35) |