Table 4 Explanatory variables considered for ANOVA for the four agro-ecological systems
Variable | F test | Significance level |
|---|---|---|
Educational status of the household head in year | 39.711*** | 0.000 |
Age of the household heads in year | 55.358*** | 0.000 |
Average number of non-working days per month | 175.317*** | 0.000 |
Time spent to access all-weather roads | 110.234*** | 0.000 |
Time spent to access the nearest schools | 39.774*** | 0.000 |
Time spent to access Health services | 7.634*** | 0.000 |
Time spent to access veterinary services | 10.562*** | 0.000 |
Distance to water sources | 2.263* | 0.081 |
Access to piped water sources | 16.889*** | 0.000 |
Time spent to access the nearest input-output market | 64.977*** | 0.000 |
Distance to saving and credit institution | 36.097*** | 0.000 |
Access to saving and credit institution whenever required | 29.084*** | 0.000 |
Access to electricity | 0.9882 | 0.000 |
Access to telephone | 61.602*** | 0.000 |
Access to radio | 25.256*** | 0.000 |