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Table 1 Description of the independent variables

From: Understanding the process of adaptation to climate change by small-holder farmers: the case of east Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia

Explanatory variables

Mean

S.D.

Description

Local agro-ecology (Mid-land)

0.69

0.47

Dummy takes the value of 1 if Woinadega and zero otherwise (Low land)

Non-farm income

0.71

0.46

Continuous

Educational level of the household head-able to read and write

0.20

0.40

Dummy takes the value of 1 if read and write and zero otherwise

Education level of the household head-primary school or higher

0.16

0.36

Dummy takes the value of 1 if primary and above and zero otherwise

Gender of the household head

0.92

0.28

Dummy takes the value of 1 if male and zero otherwise

Access to irrigation water

0.13

0.34

Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise

Farming experience of the household head in years

31.35

17.32

Continuous

Farm size in hectares

1.24

0.81

Continuous

Access to food aid of the household

0.39

0.49

Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise

Land ownership of the household

0.91

0.29

Dummy takes the value of 1 if owned and zero otherwise

Farmer-to-farmer extension

0.67

0.47

Dummy takes the value of 1 if there is access and zero otherwise

Access to credit services

0.30

0.46

Dummy takes the value 1 if there is access and zero otherwise

Access to extension services

0.83

0.38

Dummy takes the value 1 if there is access and zero otherwise

Distance from selling market in walking hours

2.93

4.75

Continuous

Distance from purchasing market in walking hours

1.67

1.68

Continuous

Family size of the household

7.28

3.05

Continuous

Annual income of the household

11548

12216

Continuous

Livestock ownership in tropical livestock units (TLU)

3.24

1.88

Continuous