Table I.

Explanatory variables selected for the empirical models

VariableExpected signDescriptionCapital assetsMeanSD
Age of HH head+Age of household head in yearsHuman capital44.9011.99
Age2 (of HH head)Age (of household head) squaredHuman capital21591149
HH size+Number of household membersHuman capital5.141.76
Female-headed HHHousehold is female headed: 0 = male; 1 = femaleHuman capital0.180.39
Education of HH head+Number of years in school completed by the household headHuman capital3.433.17
Health status (sickness)Number of family members who are in bad healthHuman capital0.330.98
Perception of climate change+Household perceived changes of extreme climate events (i.e. flood, drought)Human capital0.960.21
Past experience with drought+The average loss of paddy production during drought year (in percentage) compared with normal production yearHuman capital0.240.28
Farmland area±Area of cultivated farmland (hectares)Natural capital1.141.34
Access to water+Amount of water available to household farmland: 1 = low availability or too much water; 2 = moderate; 3 = good for agricultural productionNatural capital2.090.80
Physical assets+The current value of all physical assets owned by the household (in million Riel local currency)Physical capital4.877.82
Access to marketDistance to the nearest main road (in kilometers)Physical capital0.110.62
Access to credit+Number of financial sources household able to access (i.e. formal banks and government programs/village development fund, self-organized saving groups, informal credit from relatives or friends)Financial capital2.040.67
Trust+General trust among people living in the village/community: 1 = no; 2 = partly; 3 = yesSocial capital2.470.55
Sangke Satob±Household located in Sangke Satob commune: 1 = Yes; 0 = otherwiseSocial, natural, physical capital0.340.48
Tum Ring±Household located in Tum Ring commune: 1 = Yes; 0 = otherwiseSocial, natural, physical capital0.320.47

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