Table 3 Summary of statistics for continuous explanatory variables by choice of livelihood strategies.
Variables | Livelihood strategies of the households | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AG | AG + NF | AG + OFF | AG + NF + OFF | Total | F-value | |
Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
Age of household head | 52.60 | 43.63 | 40.26 | 41.02 | 46.75 | 38.724*** |
Household size (AE) | 4.71 | 5.71 | 4.78 | 5.23 | 5.04 | 12.517*** |
Land holding size (ha) | 2.01 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.48 | 126.530*** |
Livestock owned (TLU) | 4.62 | 3.69 | 3.49 | 3.53 | 4.04 | 77.845*** |
Extension contact | 9.07 | 8.66 | 8.61 | 8.17 | 8.77 | 2.512 |
Market distance | 3.54 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.50 | 2.79 | 74.462*** |
Total annual income | 7046.68 | 5930.10 | 4776.35 | 5308.69 | 6116.02 | 23.138*** |