Comparison of adopter and nonadopter households by demographic and socioeconomic variables (N = 400)
| Continuous variable | Adaptation categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopter (N = 286) | Nonadaptor (N = 114) | Total mean | F value | |
| Mean age of household heads (years) | 44.26 | 44.13 | 44.22 | 0.011 |
| Mean household size | 6.44 | 5.96 | 6.30 | 4.001** |
| Mean farm size (Ha) | 1.32 | 0.59 | 1.12 | 37.223*** |
| Mean livestock owned (TLU) | 2.88 | 1.23 | 2.41 | 42.652*** |
| Mean years of farming experiences | 25.20 | 23.86 | 24.82 | 2.277 |
| Extension advisory contact (contacts per year) | 12.96 | 10.89 | 12.34 | 5.425** |
| Mean household income (Ethiopian Birr) | 33,699 | 8,623 | 26,553 | 111.485*** |
| Discrete variable | Adopter (N = 286) | Non-adopter (N = 114) | Total (N = 400) | χ2 value |
| Sex of household heads | ||||
| Male | 237 (82.9%) | 82 (71.9%) | 319 (79.75%) | 6.023** |
| Female | 49 (17.1%) | 32 (28.1%) | 81 (20.25%) | |
| Education of household head | ||||
| No formal education | 99 (34.6%) | 57 (50%) | 156 (39%) | 8.109*** |
| Primary and above | 187 (65.4%) | 57 (50%) | 244 (61%) | |
| Access to credit | ||||
| Yes | 107 (37.4%) | 1 (0.9%) | 108 (27%) | |
| No | 179 (62.6%) | 113 (99.2%) | 292 (73%) | 55.064*** |
| Access to climate information | ||||
| Yes | 99 (34.6) | 13 (11.4) | 112 (28) | 21.73*** |
| No | 187 (65.4) | 101 (85.6) | 288 (72) | |
| Continuous variable | Adaptation categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopter | Nonadaptor | Total mean | ||
| Mean age of household heads (years) | 44.26 | 44.13 | 44.22 | 0.011 |
| Mean household size | 6.44 | 5.96 | 6.30 | 4.001 |
| Mean farm size (Ha) | 1.32 | 0.59 | 1.12 | 37.223 |
| Mean livestock owned (TLU) | 2.88 | 1.23 | 2.41 | 42.652 |
| Mean years of farming experiences | 25.20 | 23.86 | 24.82 | 2.277 |
| Extension advisory contact (contacts per year) | 12.96 | 10.89 | 12.34 | 5.425 |
| Mean household income (Ethiopian Birr) | 33,699 | 8,623 | 26,553 | 111.485 |
| Discrete variable | Adopter | Non-adopter | Total | χ2 value |
| Male | 237 (82.9%) | 82 (71.9%) | 319 (79.75%) | 6.023 |
| Female | 49 (17.1%) | 32 (28.1%) | 81 (20.25%) | |
| No formal education | 99 (34.6%) | 57 (50%) | 156 (39%) | 8.109 |
| Primary and above | 187 (65.4%) | 57 (50%) | 244 (61%) | |
| Yes | 107 (37.4%) | 1 (0.9%) | 108 (27%) | |
| No | 179 (62.6%) | 113 (99.2%) | 292 (73%) | 55.064 |
| Yes | 99 (34.6) | 13 (11.4) | 112 (28) | 21.73 |
| No | 187 (65.4) | 101 (85.6) | 288 (72) | |
Notes:
Level of significance: **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001
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