Descriptive statistics of variables used in analysis
| Variable | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||||
| Wheat acreage share (%) | 19.65 | 24.66 | 0 | 100 |
| Maize acreage share (%) | 22.18 | 28.07 | 0 | 100 |
| Grain acreage share (%) | 41.83 | 35.94 | 0 | 100 |
| Explanatory variables | ||||
| Rented-in land share (%) | 4.80 | 14.88 | 0 | 98.60 |
| Farmer characteristics | ||||
| Household head age | 51.03 | 11.08 | 22 | 81 |
| Age2 | 2,726.53 | 1,146.78 | 484 | 6,561 |
| Education (years) | 6.04 | 3.91 | 0 | 16 |
| General health condition, general=1; others=0 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| Good health condition, good=1; others=0 | 0.73 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Family labor ratio (%) | 66.24 | 22.95 | 0 | 100 |
| Off-farm income ratio (%) | 68.00 | 32.48 | 0 | 100 |
| Per capita land area (mu) | 2.51 | 2.20 | 0.06 | 16.50 |
| Agricultural production characteristics | ||||
| Wheat profit per mu (×103 yuan) | −0.49 | 0.45 | −1.17 | 1.18 |
| Maize profit per mu (×103 yuan) | −0.24 | 0.77 | −1.65 | 2.45 |
| Political characteristics | ||||
| Grain subsidies, yes=1; others=0 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Land reallocation | 1.14 | 0.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Land transfer policy, yes=1; no=0 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
| County dummies | ||||
| Xifeng, household in Xifeng District=1; others=0 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuzhong, household in Yuzhong County=1; others=0 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| Minle, household in Minle County=1; others=0 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
| Huining, household in Huining County=1; others=0 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
| Variable | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat acreage share (%) | 19.65 | 24.66 | 0 | 100 |
| Maize acreage share (%) | 22.18 | 28.07 | 0 | 100 |
| Grain acreage share (%) | 41.83 | 35.94 | 0 | 100 |
| Rented-in land share (%) | 4.80 | 14.88 | 0 | 98.60 |
| Farmer characteristics | ||||
| Household head age | 51.03 | 11.08 | 22 | 81 |
| Age2 | 2,726.53 | 1,146.78 | 484 | 6,561 |
| Education (years) | 6.04 | 3.91 | 0 | 16 |
| General health condition, general=1; others=0 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| Good health condition, good=1; others=0 | 0.73 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 |
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Family labor ratio (%) | 66.24 | 22.95 | 0 | 100 |
| Off-farm income ratio (%) | 68.00 | 32.48 | 0 | 100 |
| Per capita land area (mu) | 2.51 | 2.20 | 0.06 | 16.50 |
| Agricultural production characteristics | ||||
| Wheat profit per mu (×103 yuan) | −0.49 | 0.45 | −1.17 | 1.18 |
| Maize profit per mu (×103 yuan) | −0.24 | 0.77 | −1.65 | 2.45 |
| Political characteristics | ||||
| Grain subsidies, yes=1; others=0 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Land reallocation | 1.14 | 0.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Land transfer policy, yes=1; no=0 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
| County dummies | ||||
| Xifeng, household in Xifeng District=1; others=0 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuzhong, household in Yuzhong County=1; others=0 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| Minle, household in Minle County=1; others=0 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 |
| Huining, household in Huining County=1; others=0 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
Notes: 1 mu is 1/15 hectares; age2 is the square of household head age; education is education condition of household head; health condition is the health condition of household head; family labor ratio is equal to number of labors over family size, and family labors including all family members who ware able-bodied, not in school and between 16 and 65 years old (Huang et al., 2012); off-farm income ratio is equal to off-farm income over total income; per capita land area is equal to contracted farmland over family size; wheat profit per mu and maize profit per mu are average values of households for each village; profit=price×yield-production cost (including labor cost, machine cost, seed cost, water cost, fertilizer cost, chemical cost and all other fees for material and service purchased for wheat or maize production), without including subsidies, and labor cost includes the cost of hired labor and family labor, machine cost includes the cost of rented machines and machines owned by households; grain subsidies is the answer of household to the question that “Have your family received grain subsidies last year?”; land reallocation is the frequency of farmland that has been reallocated by any kind of reallocation, since the start of Household Contracted Responsibility System; land transfer policy is the answer of household to the question that “Do you know that the Chinese Central Government are encouraging farmland transfer?”
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