Table 3 Description, measurement and statistics of explanatory variables
Description/variable | Measurement | Meana | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic characteristics | |||
Age of household head (AGE) | Number of years | 44.40 | 16.39 |
Gender of household head (GEN) | Dummy: 1 = if male; 0 = otherwise | 82.38% | |
Educational level of household head (EDUC) | Number of years in school | 2.14 | 4.71 |
Marital status of household head (MARST) | Dummy: 1 = if married; 0 = otherwise | 79.50% | |
Household size (HHSIZE) | Number of people in household | 5.65 | 3.35 |
Ownership of private means of transport (MTRANS) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 73.30% | |
Ownership of farm mechanized equipment (FRMEQ) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 2.27% | |
Ownership of farm non-mechanized equipment (FRNMEQ) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 77.99% | |
Food and consumption characteristics | |||
Yield index of maize, rice and soya (YIELD)b | Output index/farm size (kg/ha) | 438.27 | 498.49 |
Household commercialization index (HCI) | Percentage | 21.25 | 29.36 |
Production of crops (CPRDN) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 74.12% | |
Production of multi crops (MLTCRP) | Dummy: 1 = multi-crop; 0 = otherwise | 36.98% | |
Ownership of agricultural land (ALAND) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 83.17% | |
Ownership of poultry (PLTRY) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 60.45% | |
Ownership of small animals (SANIM) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 55.74% | |
Ownership of large animals (LANIM) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 21.54% | |
Total weekly food consumption expenditure (FEXP) | Ghana cedi | 70.08 | 110.78 |
Total weekly non-food consumption expenditure (NFCEXP) | Ghana cedi | 370.66 | 833.97 |
Institutional and location characteristics | |||
Locality of residence (LOC) | Dummy: 1 = if rural; 0 = otherwise | 73.92% | |
Region of household (REG_NR) | Dummy: 1 = if Northern; 0 = otherwise | 62.45% | |
Region of household (REG_UW) | Dummy: 1 = if Upper West; 0 = otherwise | 6.39% | |
Region of household (REG_UE) | Dummy: 1 = if Upper East; 0 = otherwise | 17.89% | |
Region of household (REG_BA) | Dummy: 1 = if Brong Ahafo; 0 = otherwise | 13.27% | |
Access to cash credit (CCRED) | Dummy: 1 = if yes; 0 = otherwise | 27.02% | |