Table 3 Household characteristics for categorical variables (n = 384)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of household head (gender) | ||
 Male | 46 | 11.75 |
 Female | 338 | 88.25 |
Marital status (Mstatus) | ||
 Married | 371 | 96.87 |
 Divorced | 7 | 1.83 |
 Widowed | 5 | 1.31 |
Participation on irrigation farming (iuse) | ||
 Yes | 354 | 92.19 |
 No | 30 | 7.81 |
Use of credit (Cuse) | ||
 Yes | 48 | 12.50 |
 No | 336 | 87.50 |
Extension agent visit to farm (extenvisit) | ||
 Yes | 365 | 95.05 |
 No | 19 | 4.95 |
Members to famers cooperative (Coops) | ||
 Yes | 261 | 32.03 |
 No | 123 | 67.97 |
Remittance (remit) | ||
 Yes | 105 | 27.34 |
 No | 279 | 72.66 |
Participation on non/off-farm income (nonffarm) | ||
 Yes | 132 | 34.62 |
 No | 252 | 65.38 |