Variable | Description | Measurement | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|---|---|
FOODSEC | Food security status of the household | Food consumption score | 63.22 | 19.24 |
HouseholdĀ DietaryĀ DiversityĀ Score | 6.73 | 1.65 | ||
AGE | AgeĀ inĀ yearsĀ ofĀ theĀ householdĀ head | Continuous | 46.51 | 14.69 |
GENDER | GenderĀ ofĀ the household head | Dummyā=ā1Ā ifĀ maleĀ 0ā=āfemale | 0.77 | ā |
EDUC | YearsĀ ofĀ education ofĀ the household head | Discrete | 10.00 | 4.45 |
H/SIZE | #Ā ofĀ householdĀ size | Discrete | 6.87 | 2.61 |
OFF-FARM | Participation in off-farm employment | Dummyā=ā1Ā ifĀ yes 0ā=āotherwise | 0.44 | ā |
ASSETS | Value of productive farm assets | Continuous | 62,965.81 | 63,951.31 |
LAND | Owned farm size in acres | Continuous | 2.54 | 1.57 |
TERRAIN | Terrain of the land | 1ā=āsloppy 0ā=āotherwise | 0.52 | ā |
S/FERTILITY | Level of soil fertility | 1ā=āpoor 2ā=āmedium 3ā=āfertile | 1.70 | ā |
EROSION | Severity of soil erosion | 1ā=āsevere 2ā=āmoderate 3ā=ālow | 2.06 | ā |
FLOOD | If household experienced floods in the last 5Ā years | Dummyā=ā1Ā yes 0ā=āotherwise | 0.39 | ā |
RAINS | IfĀ theĀ householdĀ experienced insufficient rains in the last 5Ā years | Dummyā=ā1Ā yes 0ā=āotherwise | 0.71 | ā |
H/STRMS | If the farm household experienced hailstorms in the last 5Ā years | Dummyā=ā1Ā yes 0ā=āotherwise | 0.63 | ā |
DISTNCE | Walking time in minutes to the input and output market | Continuous | 52.36 | 37.45 |
EXTN | Number of annual contacts with extension agents | Discrete | 5.50 | 3.70 |
GRPMSHIP | If the household head is a member of a farmer-related group or association | Dummyā=ā1Ā ifĀ aĀ member 0ā=āotherwise | 0.66 | ā |
CREDIT | Whether household received credit | Dummyā=ā1Ā ifĀ yes 0ā=āotherwise | 0.60 | ā |