Table 3 Differences of dummy explanatory variables for adopter and non-adopter households
Dummy variables | Adaptation options | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No adaptation | irrigation | Agronomic practice | Livelihood diversification | Soil and water conservation | Percentage | Chi-square | Sig. | |
Agroecology | ||||||||
 Kolla | 43.4 | 6.6 | 37.3 | 21.7 | 52.8 | 32.4 | 78.543 | 0.000 |
 Woyina Dega | 44.6 | 53.7 | 45.1 | 55 | 33.1 | 45.2 | ||
 Dega | 12 | 39.7 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 14.2 | 22.4 | ||
Gender of the HH | ||||||||
 Female | 59 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 15 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 162.266 | 0.000 |
 Male | 44 | 98.3 | 88.2 | 85 | 99.2 | 84.8 | ||
Access to extension service | ||||||||
 No | 71.1 | 29.8 | 17.6 | 23.3 | 18.9 | 32.1 | 75.307 | 0.000 |
 Yes | 28.9 | 70.2 | 82.4 | 76.7 | 81.1 | 67.9 | ||
Access to credit | ||||||||
 No | 66.3 | 16.5 | 35.3 | 38.3 | 31.5 | 35.3 | 54.563 | 0.000 |
 Yes | 33.7 | 83.5 | 64.7 | 61.7 | 68.5 | 64.7 | ||
Access to warning information | ||||||||
 No | 65.1 | 16.5 | 45.1 | 23.3 | 15.7 | 29.6 | 78.649 | 0.000 |
 Yes | 34.9 | 83.5 | 54.9 | 76.7 | 84.3 | 70.4 | ||