Table 5 Explanatory variable description
From: The impact of crop diversification on food security of farmers in Northern Bangladesh
Variable | Obs | Mean | Std. dev | Percent | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (Male) | 580 | Â | Â | 95.24 | Â | Â |
Age | 609 | 45.66 | 13.49 | Â | 18 | 75 |
Education (Years of schooling) | 609 | 5.89 | 4.94 | Â | 0 | 18 |
Marital Status (Married) | 579 | Â | Â | 95.07 | Â | Â |
Main occupation (Agriculture) | 525 | Â | Â | 86.21 | Â | Â |
Farm experience (Years) | 609 | 24.94 | 13.67 | Â | 1 | 60 |
Working member (Number) | 609 | 2.96 | 1.31 | Â | 1 | 9 |
Farm size (decimal) | 609 | 219.23 | 186.73 | Â | 30 | 1396 |
Farming training (Yes) | 126 | Â | Â | 20.69 | Â | Â |
Afford fertilizer (Yes) | 181 | Â | Â | 29.72 | Â | Â |
Farm income (Tk) | 609 | 133,096.1 | 105,125.7 | Â | 12,800 | 672,500 |
Off farm income (Tk) | 609 | 149,461.4 | 130,736.2 | Â | 0 | 1000,000 |
Electricity (Yes) | 554 | Â | Â | 90.97 | Â | Â |
Water (Yes) | 601 | Â | Â | 98.69 | Â | Â |
Borrowed money (Yes) | 350 | Â | Â | 57.47 | Â | Â |