Table 2 Summarized descriptive statistics for independent variables by sample farmers
Variable acronyms | Total mean (N = 211) | Diversifiers mean (N = 207) | Non− diversifiers mean (N = 4) | t/\( \chi^{2} \) test | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGE | 43.8 | 43.9 | 37.8 | − 5.100*** | 0.000 |
SEX† | 68.7 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 0.665 | 0.591 |
EDUC† | 79.2 | 77.3 | 1.9 | 1.074 | 0.582 |
HHLAB | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | − 2.499* | 0.078 |
LAND | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | − 2.727* | 0.068 |
LIVES | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | − 12.370*** | 0.000 |
NONFINC | 944.8 | 916.0 | 2437.5 | 1.059 | 0.366 |
FINC | 3892.6 | 3955.8 | 625.0 | − 6.490*** | 0.000 |
LROUT | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | − 1.103 | 0.323 |
OFERT | 87.4 | 88.5 | 31.3 | − 2.850* | 0.055 |
IRRIG | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | − 0.465 | 0.465 |
IFERT | 61.3 | 61.7 | 37.5 | − 0.996 | 0.388 |
IMPSEED | 15.6 | 15.9 | 3.8 | − 2.781** | 0.035 |
CREDIT† | 40.3 | 39.8 | 0.5 | 0.396 | 0.650 |
EXTEN | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.717 | 0.717 |
LTSECUR† | 47.4 | 46.5 | 0.9 | 0.011 | 0.449 |
SOIL† | 86.3 | 84.9 | 1.4 | 0.436 | 0.627 |
DROAD | 18.4 | 18.6 | 9.8 | − 0.286 | 0.286 |
DKEBELE | 28.0 | 28.3 | 14.3 | − 0.093* | 0.093 |
SLOPE† | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.246 | 0.620 |
SOCIAL† | 25.2 | 24.2 | 0.9 | 1.342 | 0.263 |