Table 4 Socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents by access to cooperative services
Variables | Pooled | Access to cooperative services | Non-access to cooperative services | Minimum | Maximum | t-test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 51.30 (10.06) | 53.52 (9.41) | 50.21 (9.35) | 21 | 72 | 2.86*** |
Age2 | 2722.12 (960.29) | 2951.59 (994.80) | 2609.95 (924.55) | 441 | 5184 | 2.94*** |
Household size | 7.07 (5.29) | 7.48 (2.23) | 6.19 (1.59) | 1 | 14 | 5.14*** |
Years of education | 8.88 (3.48) | 10.73 (4.28) | 7.99 (3.99) | 0 | 19 | 5.36*** |
Years of experience | 24.12 (7.15) | 24.61 (11.22) | 23.66 (8.13) | 5 | 54 | 0.83 |
Farm size | 9.10 (5.47) | 13.02 (9.09) | 5.92 (3.22) | 1 | 18 | 7.00*** |
Natural log of productivity | 8.12 (5.91) | 8.92 (7.39) | 7.15 (6.89) | 6.58 | 11.13 | 5.21*** |
Gender (male) (%) | 89.34 | 87.06 | 12.94 | Â | Â | Â |
Own asset | 70.67 | 78.61 | 21.39 | Â | Â | Â |
Obs | 300 | 201 | 99 | Â | Â | Â |