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Table 2 Factors influencing dependence on wetlands for food security among households adjacent to wetlands in Uganda

From: Contribution of wetland resources to household food security in Uganda

Dependent variable*

Units

Coef.

Std. Err.

z

P >z

Household characteristics

     

Age

Years

0.003

0.001

2.12

0.034

Household female headed

0/1

−0.150

0.080

−1.86

0.062

Education level

Years

−0.008

0.020

−0.40

0.693

Household size

Number

−0.001

0.003

−0.17

0.868

Length of stay in the area

Years

−0.001

0.001

−0.66

0.512

Distance to wetland

km

0.003

0.030

0.09

0.931

Location in South western farmlands

0/1

−0.041

0.039

−1.05

0.295

Location in Lake Victoria Crescent

0/1

0.056

0.031

1.83

0.067

Primary occupation is farming

0/1

−0.033

0.038

−0.85

0.394

Primary occupation is formal employment

0/1

−0.208

0.188

−1.11

0.268

Household suffers food insecurity

0/1

0.087

0.062

1.39

0.165

Number of observations

    

236

Log likelihood

    

−41.79

LR χ2(11)

    

22.67

Prob >χ2

    

0.019

Pseudo R2

    

0.213

  1. *Dependent variable is a binary variable depicting whether or not a household depends on wetlands for food security (1 = Household is dependent; 0 = Otherwise).