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Table 4 a Socio-demographic characteristics of sampled seed grower—continuous variables. b Socio-demographic characteristics of sampled producers—continuous variables. c Socio-demographic characteristics of sampled traders—continuous variables. d Socio-demographic characteristics of sampled processors—continuous variables. e Socio-demographic characteristics of sampled consumers—continuous variables

From: Exploring gender differences in trait preferences among groundnut value chain actors in northern Ghana

 

Youth

Older Adults

Pooled

Difference

Mean

Std. Dev

Mean

Std. Dev

Mean

Std. Dev

a

       

Age

30

5

46

8

40

11

16.76***

Female adult

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.16

Female children

3

2

3

2

3

2

0.24

Male adult

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.01

Male children

3

2

2

2

3

2

− 0.39

Household size

11

7

11

6

11

6

− 0.32

Years of education

2

4

1

3

2

3

− 0.87

Farming experience (years)

8

5

18

9

14

9

9.19***

Years of farming groundnut

7

3

12

7

10

6

5.14***

Groundnut share income

53

25

50

25

51

25

− 3.66

Observation

66

 

112

 

178

  
 

Pooled

Youth

Older Adults

Difference

Variable

Mean

Std. Dev

Mean

Std. Dev

Mean

Std. Dev

 

b

Age

41

12

29

4

48

10

18.74***

Years of education

8

3

8

3

7

2

− 2.25***

Female adult

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.12

Female children

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.30

Male adult

2

2

2

2

2

2

0.08

Male children

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.23

Household size

10

6

11

7

10

6

− 0.56

Farming experience (years)

15

10

8

4

19

11

11.72***

Years of farming groundnut

11

8

6

3

13

9

7.37***

Groundnut share income

50

26

55

27

47

25

− 7.31***

Observation

540

 

195

 

345

  

c

Age

41

10

30

4

46

7

16.54***

Years of education

8

3

8

3

8

3

0.51

Female adult

3

2

3

2

3

2

− 0.13

Female children

3

2

3

2

3

2

0.58*

Male adult

2

2

2

1

3

2

0.29

Male children

3

3

3

2

3

3

1.25

Household size

10

6

9

6

11

7

− 2.08**

Years of trading groundnut

11

8

6

4

14

8

8.08***

Observation

100

 

32

 

68

  

d

Age

47

13

30

5

50

10

19.72***

Years of education

1

3

3

4

1

2

− 0.03

Female adult

3

1

3

2

3

1

0.08

Female children

2

2

2

2

2

2

0.31

Male adult

2

2

2

2

2

2

− 0.51

Male children

2

2

3

2

2

1

− 0.15

Household size

9

4

9

5

9

4

− 2.67***

Years of processing groundnut

13

11

6

3

16

11

9.67***

Observation

106

 

28

 

78

  

e

Age

37

12

28

5

46

9

18.31***

Years of education

10

4

9

3

11

4

0.40

Female adult

3

2

3

1

3

2

0.23

Female children

3

2

3

2

3

1

0.09

Male adult

3

2

3

2

2

2

0.11

Male children

3

2

3

2

3

2

0.83

Household size

10

6

10

6

11

5

− 0.70

Observation

100

 

32

 

68

  
  1. Difference = mean (older adult) – mean (youth)
  2. ***, ** and * indicates significance at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively
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