Table 1 Means of socioeconomic variables of the surveyed households
From: The role of varietal attributes on adoption of improved seed varieties: the case of sorghum in Kenya
Total | Adopters | Non-adopters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | Std. deviation | Mean | Std. deviation | |
Distance to the nearest market (km) | 4.81 | 3.82 | 6.72 | 4.40 | |
Distance to the nearest tarmac road (km) | 8.0 | 7.59 | 4.37 | 9.42 | 5.48 |
Distance to the nearest agricultural extension agent (km) | 4.4 | 4.05 | 3.24 | 5.58 | 3.36 |
Household size (n) | 4.7 | 5.02 | 2.33 | 3.66 | 1.66 |
Farm size (Ha) | 4.8 | 5.11 | 6.44 | 3.88 | 2.28 |
Livestock value (1,000 Kshs) | 42.84 | 43.34 | 46.81 | 41.28 | 44.07 |
Extension visits (n) | 1.8 | 2.10 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.48 |
Assets (1,000 Kshs) | 94.1 | 96.70 | 110.96 | 86.33 | 104.40 |
Off-farm income (1,000 Kshs) | 125.65 | 128.75 | 1765.92 | 123.10 | 154.36 |
Age of farmer (years) | 51.0 | 49.33 | 15.12 | 56.03 | 14.36 |
Highest education grade completed (years) | 7.4 | 7.60 | 3.67 | 6.66 | 4.01 |
Farming experience in years (years) | 23.1 | 22.23 | 14.60 | 25.69 | 15.76 |