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Table 2 Descriptive analysis results of the continues variables

From: Factors affecting adoption of upland rice in Tselemti district, northern Ethiopia

Variables

Mean of adoption categories

t value

p value

Adopter

Non-adopter

Total

Age of the household head

44.05

43.77

43.91

0.137

0.891

Farm size

1.17

0.89

1.02

3.232

0.002***

Livestock holding

10.65

7.14

8.89

4.089

0.000***

Market distance

9.55

9.85

9.70

− 0.325

0.746

Annual farm income

13,541.40

8115.30

10,828.35

3.689

0.000***

Labor availability

5.19

4.67

4.93

2.013

0.046**

  1. **At 5% and *** at 1% probability level