Table 5 Description of demographic variables of respondents used as explanatory variables
Variables | Mean | Std. Dev | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43.9 | 9.9 | 20.0 | 74.0 |
Household size | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
Years of farming experience | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
Years of formal education | 8.1 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 16.0 |
Frequency of access to extension service | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
Revenue from sale of farm output (GHȼ) | 6202 | 4732 | 180 | 33,000 |
Sex | Categories | Frequencies | Percentages | |
Male | 144 | 32.0 | ||
Female | 306 | 68.0 | ||
Membership to association | Yes | 390 | 86.7 | |
No | 60 | 13.3 | ||
Credit access | Yes | 395 | 87.8 | |
No | 55 | 12.2 | ||