Table 2 Description, measurement, hypothesis and summary statistics of variables used in the model
From: Does food security exist among farm households? Evidence from Ghana
Variable description | Measurement | Hypothesis | Percent | Mean | Std. deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender of head of household (GN) | Dummy; 1 if male, 0 otherwise |  + − | 76.91 |  |  |
Age of farm household head(AGE) | Years of farm household head |  + − |  | 46.83 | 16.01 |
Years of formal education of farm household head(EDUYRS) | Number of Years a farm household head has spent in school |  +  |  | 6.15 | 5.88 |
Household members of farm household (HSIZE) | Number of persons in a household |  + − |  | 7.83 | 4.21 |
Farming experience of farm household (FEXP) | Number of years a farm household head has spent in crop production |  + − |  | 22.95 | 12.47 |
Farm household head growing improved crop varieties(HGWIMP) | Dummy: 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 39.03 |  |  |
Farm household total crop income(HINCOME)) | Ghana cedi |  +  |  | 4799.53 | 5519.66 |
Marital status (MAR) | Dummy; 1 if married, 0 otherwise |  +  | 87.67 |  |  |
Resident status (RSTA) | Dummy; 1 if resident, 0 otherwise |  +  | 71.80 |  |  |
Membership in Association (ASSM) | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 60.05 |  |  |
Farm household head able to contact extension staff (EXTACC) | Dummy; 1 yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 79.10 |  |  |
Farm household head able to receive credit(CRDACC) | Dummy; 1 yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 49.90 |  |  |
No formal education(NEDU) | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise | − | 40.03 |  |  |
Up to Primary 6 | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  + − | 2.03 |  |  |
Up to Junior High School(JHS) | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 28.01 |  |  |
Up to Senior High School(SHS) | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 27.20 |  |  |
Tertiary (excluding university) (TEXUNI) | Dummy; 1 if yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 2.04 |  |  |
Tertiary (University) (TEUNI) | Dummy; 1 yes, 0 otherwise |  +  | 0.69 |  |  |
Region of farm household head (REG_Ashanti) | Dummy; 1if Ashanti, 0 otherwise |  +  | 13.25 |  |  |
Region of farm household head (REG_Brong Ahafo) | Dummy; 1 if Brong Ahafo, 0 otherwise |  +  | 18.82 |  |  |
Region of farm household head (REG_Central) | Dummy; 1 if Central, 0 otherwise | − | 10.80 |  |  |
Region of farm household head (REG_Eastern) | Dummy; 1 if Eastern, 0 otherwise |  +  | 13.52 |  |  |
Region of farm household(REG_Greater Accra) | Dummy; 1 if Greater Accra, 0 otherwise | − | 3.23 |  |  |
Region of farm household head (REG_Northern) | Dummy; 1 if Northern, 0 otherwise | − | 11.49 |  |  |
Region of farm household head(REG_Upper East) | Dummy; 1 if Upper East, 0 otherwise | − | 7.53 |  |  |
Region of farm household head(REG_Upper West) | Dummy; 1 if Upper West, 0 otherwise | − | 4.73 |  |  |
Region of farm household(REG_Volta) | Dummy; 1 if Volta, 0 otherwise |  + − | 13.48 |  |  |
Region of farm household head(REG_Western) | Dummy; 1 if Western, 0 otherwise | − | 3.15 |  |  |