Table 4 Variable definition and descriptive statistics
Variable | Definition | Mean | Standard deviations |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | |||
Emission | Number of participated emission practices (counts) | 2.846 | 1.22 |
Explanatory variables | |||
Household size | Number of household members | 8.46 | 4.42 |
Education | Highest level of education of household head (years) | 3.85 | 5.10 |
Off-farm revenue | Alternative income source aside farming (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.26 | 0.44 |
Farm size | Total size of land cultivated (acres) | 8.14 | 6.55 |
Experience | Number of years of farming | 20.22 | 13.31 |
FBO membership | Membership of farmer-based organization (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.26 | 0.44 |
Extension access | Contact with extension agent (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.64 | 0.48 |
Credit access | Access to credit for farming activities (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.33 | 0.47 |
Production intention | Primary purpose for farming (1 if commercial, 0 if subsistence) | 0.40 | 0.49 |
Climate change awareness | Whether a farmer has knowledge of climate change (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.72 | 0.45 |
CSA training | Farmer participation in CSA training (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.15 | 0.36 |
CSA adopter | Farmer adoption of CSA practices (1 if yes, 0 if no) | 0.87 | 0.33 |
Welfare | Household monthly per capita expenditure | 277.40 | 304.82 |
Perception of causes | |||
Naturally | Average index of perception climate change occurring as a result of natural events | 1.04 | 1.14 |
Deforestation | Average index of perception climate change occurring as a result of deforestation | 0.75 | 1.32 |
Bush burning | Average index of perception climate change occurring as a result of bush burning | 0.33 | 1.38 |