Variable | Depiction and component of measurement | Expected Symbol |
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Age | Age of household head in years | āĀ±ā |
Sex | Sex of family head: Maleā=ā1; Femaleā=ā0 | ā+ā |
Farming experience | Knowledge in agriculture of family head in years | ā |
Years in school | Number of years spent in school by household head | ā |
Off-farm income | Income derived from non-farm activities in Rands | ā |
Access to extension | Does family head have access? Yā=ā1; Nā=ā0 | ā |
Access to credit | Does family head have admission? Yā=ā1; Nā=ā0 | ā |
Land maize | Area under maize cultivation in hectares | ā+ā |
Dloc | Dummy variable; Qamataā=ā1, Tyhefuā=ā2 | āĀ±ā |