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Table 6 Expected sign of the independent variable with the dependent variable

From: Household food insecurity and coping strategies in Southern Ethiopia

Variable acronyms

Independent variables

Measurement

Status of HHs food insecurity

AGRECO

Agro-ecology

It is dummy 0 was assigned for lowland, 1 was assigned for midland

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SEXHH

Sex of HHs head

It is a dummy variable (i.e.1if it is female and 0 otherwise

 + 

AGEHH

Age of HHs head

Continuous measured with age

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EDUHH

Education HHs head

Continuous measured with year of schooling

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FSHH

Family of size HHs head

Continuous measured with adult equivalency

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TNO

Number oxen

Continuous measured in number of oxen

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TLU

Tropical livestock unit

Continuous measured with tropical livestock unit

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UCF

Use of chemical fertilizer

It was a dummy variable taking the value of 1 if a farmer was being used fertilizer and 0 otherwise

_

DRRESEED

Drought-tolerant seeds

It is a dummy variable that takes a value of 1 if farmers used improved seeds and zero, otherwise

_

SWC

Soil and water conservation

It is dummy variable 1 if a HH is practicing soil and water conservation and 0 otherwise

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DISTMKT

Distance to nearest market

It is a continuous variable measured minute

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CREDAMO

Credit amount

Continuous variable measured in Birr

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REMAMO

Receiving remittance amount

Continuous variable measured in Birr

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PSNP

Productive safety net program

This is a dummy variable for which value 1 is assigned was participate in the program, 0 otherwise

_

CLMATE

Access to climatic information

It is dummy variable 1 HH who have access to climatic information, 0 otherwise

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CULLAND

Size of cultivated land

Continuous measured with hectare

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IRRIGA

Access to irrigation

It is dummy variable (receiving support were code with a numeric value 1 and 0 if otherwise)

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EXN

Access to extension service

It was dummy variable assigned the value label 1 for HHs were access to adequate agricultural extension service and 0 otherwise

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OFFANO

Off- and non-farm

Continuous measured in Birr

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