Table 4 Description on the profile of surveyed households
Variables | SLM users (n = 115) Frequency (%) | Non-SLM users (n = 115) Frequency (%) | Total (n = 230) Frequency (%) | t value/p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the household head | ||||
 Male headed | 91(79.1) | 90 (77.6) | 181 (78.35) | −/0.7 |
 Female headed | 24 (20.87) | 26 (22.4) | 50 (21.65) | −/0.7 |
Continues variable | ||||
 Age (average in years) | 45.5 | 44.5 | 45 | 0.4/0.34 |
 Average family size of households | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.05/0.47 |
 Education (average years of schooling) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.05/0.47 |
 Average value of asset of households (ETB)a | 78,483.6 | 55,885.2 | 67,135.5 | 1.97/0.02 |
 Average land holding size in Tsimad | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.01/0.49 |
 Average cattle holding in TLU | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4 | 3.6/0.000 |