Table II.

Household characteristics influencing adaptation to climate change and variability

CharacteristicsAdapters to climate change N = 100Non-adapters to climate change N = 100
Proportion of adapters to non-adapters7129
Age of household head (mean)4357
Gender
Male61.967.6
Female38.132.4
Level of education of the household head
Literate74.655.9
Illiterate25.444.1
Number of people fit to work (mean)63
Credit finance
Access to credit41.36
Lack of access to credit58.794
Extension advice
Accessed extension63.5 
No access to extension36.5 
Farm income per household (mean)US$154US$27
Livestock holding per household (mean)42.5

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