Table 2 Characteristics of sample households: continuous variables.
Variable | Mean | Adopters | Non-adopters | t-test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | |||
Age of household head | 41.1 (10.48) | 43.05 | 39.23 | −3.08*** |
Years of schooling of household head | 4.1 (3.34) | 5.38 | 2.85 | −6.81*** |
Family size | 4.77 (1.96) | 4.88 | 4.66 | −0.91 |
Land size in hectare | 1.48 (1.06) | 1.89 | 1.08 | 6.86*** |
Tropical livestock unit | 7.82 (5.94) | 10.92 | 4.8 | −9.98*** |
Farm experience | 20.44 (10.01) | 24.03 | 16.95 | −6.3*** |
Dependency ratio | 0.302 (0.229) | 0.18 | 0.42 | 10.02*** |
Number of income sources | 4.4 (2.64) | 5.92 | 2.92 | −11.51*** |
Average monthly income (USD) | 96.01 (83.21) | 131.66 | 61.37 | 7.75*** |