Table III.

Factors associated with perceived weather changes (multivariate probit)

VariableTemperature changeRainfall changeWind change
Farmer’s age0.03** (2.17)0.02* (1.73)0.01*** (3.06)
Farmer’s education0.01*** (3.09)0.02** (1.98)−0.03*** (3.19)
Land ownership (dummy)0.04*** (3.35)−0.01** (−2.17)0.04*** (2.83)
Adult males0.02** (2.14)0.03 (0.73)0.03 (1.84)
Membership (dummy)−0.01** (−3.21)0.01 (1.53)−0.02 (−1.65)
Land holding0.02 (1.13)−0.02 (−1.72)0.03 (1.47)
Road access (dummy)−0.01 (−1.62)−0.01** (−2.10)−0.01 (−1.04)
Television (dummy)0.03*** (2.49)0.04* (1.66)0.02*** (3.12)
Tractor (dummy)0.02** (2.03)0.03*** (3.12)0.01 (1.26)
Credit (dummy)0.01 (1.30)0.02** (1.98)0.01*** (3.18)
Agri. Extension (dummy)0.02** (2.14)0.01*** (3.01)0.02** (2.13)
Ghizer (dummy)0.01 (1.48)0.02 (1.58)0.03* (1.97)
Gilgit (dummy)0.02* (1.92)0.03* (1.77)0.02 (1.34)
Ghanche (dummy)0.03** (2.16)0.01 (1.43)0.01 (0.90)
Diamer (dummy)0.04 (1.52)0.02* (1.92)0.03 (1.48)
Skardu (dummy)0.01 (0.83)0.01 (1.57)0.02 (1.38)
Hunza-Nagar (dummy)0.02 (0.91)0.02 (1.83)0.01 (1.70)
Constant0.01** (2.27)0.03** (2.10)0.01 (1.25)
Cross Equation Correlationsρ12 0.21 (1.37)ρ13 0.27 (1.53)ρ23 0.35 (1.28)
R20.34  
LR χ2135.24  
Prob > χ20.000  

Notes:

***

= 1% level of significance;

**

= 5% level of significance;

*

= 10% level of significance; t-values are reported in parenthesis; base reference district: Astore

Source: Authors’ calculations

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