Table 7 Descriptive summary of model variables for Heckman probit outcome model
Dependent variable description | Farmers’ adaptation status to climate change | |||
Wet lowland | Dry lowland | |||
Adapted (%) | Not adapt (%) | Adapted (%) | Not adapted (%) | |
Adaptation (adapted = 1) | 52 | 48 | 44 | 56 |
Independent variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Education of HH head (years) | 5.25 | 2.98 | 3.98 | 1.86 |
Household size (number) | 6.08 | 2.44 | 5.92 | 2.31 |
HH head sex (male = 1) | 0.89 | 0.22 | 0.9 | 0.21 |
Farming experience (years) | 22.68 | 11.47 | 14.71 | 7.27 |
HH head age (years) | 43.99 | 13.12 | 43.61 | 11.72 |
Crop income (Ethiopian currency) | 3352.23 | 3005.44 | 1332.64 | 952.61 |
Livestock income (Ethiopian currency) | 3927.65 | 4916.84 | 3927.65 | 4916.84 |
Non-farm income (Ethiopian currency) | 3393.89 | 3726.03 | 2566.24 | 1899.33 |
Extension advice (yes = 1) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Climate change information (yes = 1) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Cultivated land size (hectares) | 2.23 | 1.69 | 3.85 | 1.08 |
Plots with steep slope (%) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.11 |
Plots with mixed slope (%) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.11 |
Semi-fertile plots (%) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.33 |
Non-fertile plots (%) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Shared out land (ha) | 0.64 | 0.46 | 1.15 | 0.73 |
Farm-home distance (km) | 1.91 | 1.12 | 2.36 | 1.32 |
Number of parcels | 2.08 | 0.93 | 1.85 | 0.85 |
Past knowledge of adaptation (yes = 1) | 0.62 | 1.34 | 0.48 | 1.62 |