Summary statistics of relevant variables used in analysis
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer (kg/mu) | 67.33 | 71.19 | 70.02 | 66.48 | 72.34 | 75.99 | 74.64 | 76.88 | 75.44 |
| Pesticide (kg/mu) | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.58 | 1.70 | 1.53 | 1.85 | 1.99 | 1.93 |
| Certified producer (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.14 | 5.24 | 5.83 | 9.66 | 11.18 | 10.38 | 9.61 |
| Household head features | |||||||||
| Agro-training | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Health: very good | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
| Health: good | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Health: normal | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Health: bad | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Health: disabled | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Endowment and assets | |||||||||
| Crop sown area | 10.59 | 13.60 | 10.60 | 10.51 | 10.85 | 11.09 | 10.45 | 10.31 | 10.99 |
| Labor per mu | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 1.21 | 1.19 |
| Draft animals per mu | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Tools per mu | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Machinery power per mu | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.86 | 0.78 |
| Green house (%) | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.96 | 0.20 | 1.04 | 0.22 |
| Irrigation (%) | 50.87 | 51.20 | 55.19 | 54.61 | 50.61 | 49.13 | 48.90 | 47.16 | 46.19 |
| Crop structure (%) | |||||||||
| Wheat | 16.08 | 16.55 | 15.88 | 14.69 | 14.06 | 14.38 | 14.23 | 13.72 | 14.30 |
| Rice | 20.05 | 19.83 | 20.30 | 20.07 | 19.60 | 18.22 | 20.28 | 16.55 | 17.08 |
| Maize | 23.31 | 23.73 | 23.27 | 22.65 | 26.38 | 28.97 | 30.10 | 33.75 | 33.08 |
| Soybean | 5.85 | 4.93 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.54 | 3.82 | 3.07 | 2.19 | 2.35 |
| Potato | 3.40 | 3.47 | 3.63 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 3.33 | 3.11 | 3.20 | 2.91 |
| Other staple crops | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.46 | 3.18 | 2.92 | 2.77 | 3.23 | 2.76 | 1.97 |
| Cotton | 2.10 | 2.81 | 3.55 | 3.37 | 2.51 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 0.86 | 0.56 |
| Oil crops | 6.91 | 6.51 | 6.41 | 7.16 | 6.37 | 5.93 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.14 |
| Sugar crops | 1.07 | 1.59 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.67 | 0.43 |
| Flax | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Tobacco | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| Mulberry | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.34 |
| Other cash crops | 1.65 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.63 | 2.04 | 2.72 | 2.02 | 2.55 | 3.46 |
| Vegetables | 5.28 | 5.56 | 5.39 | 5.87 | 5.96 | 5.91 | 6.69 | 6.96 | 6.64 |
| Fruits | 8.03 | 6.66 | 8.35 | 9.15 | 8.59 | 8.41 | 8.69 | 9.14 | 9.43 |
| Other horticultural crops | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.72 | 1.61 | 2.71 | 2.87 |
| Other household features | |||||||||
| Agriculture as main Income source (%) | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| Non-crop income | 12.02 | 13.72 | 17.19 | 17.29 | 18.69 | 21.31 | 24.42 | 25.22 | 27.98 |
| Computer | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Television | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Fertilizer price (yuan/kg) | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.94 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.91 | 2.03 | 1.93 |
| Pesticide price (yuan/kg) | 23.28 | 24.67 | 25.58 | 26.21 | 26.92 | 27.11 | 27.15 | 28.34 | 26.66 |
| Extension service dummy | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| Subsidy dummy | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| No. of observations | 3,943 | 3,909 | 3,936 | 3,959 | 3,996 | 3,813 | 3,689 | 3,847 | 3,477 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertilizer (kg/mu) | 67.33 | 71.19 | 70.02 | 66.48 | 72.34 | 75.99 | 74.64 | 76.88 | 75.44 |
| Pesticide (kg/mu) | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.58 | 1.70 | 1.53 | 1.85 | 1.99 | 1.93 |
| Certified producer (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.14 | 5.24 | 5.83 | 9.66 | 11.18 | 10.38 | 9.61 |
| Agro-training | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Health: very good | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
| Health: good | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Health: normal | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Health: bad | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Health: disabled | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Crop sown area | 10.59 | 13.60 | 10.60 | 10.51 | 10.85 | 11.09 | 10.45 | 10.31 | 10.99 |
| Labor per mu | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.11 | 1.21 | 1.19 |
| Draft animals per mu | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Tools per mu | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Machinery power per mu | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.86 | 0.78 |
| Green house (%) | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.96 | 0.20 | 1.04 | 0.22 |
| Irrigation (%) | 50.87 | 51.20 | 55.19 | 54.61 | 50.61 | 49.13 | 48.90 | 47.16 | 46.19 |
| Wheat | 16.08 | 16.55 | 15.88 | 14.69 | 14.06 | 14.38 | 14.23 | 13.72 | 14.30 |
| Rice | 20.05 | 19.83 | 20.30 | 20.07 | 19.60 | 18.22 | 20.28 | 16.55 | 17.08 |
| Maize | 23.31 | 23.73 | 23.27 | 22.65 | 26.38 | 28.97 | 30.10 | 33.75 | 33.08 |
| Soybean | 5.85 | 4.93 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.54 | 3.82 | 3.07 | 2.19 | 2.35 |
| Potato | 3.40 | 3.47 | 3.63 | 3.53 | 3.38 | 3.33 | 3.11 | 3.20 | 2.91 |
| Other staple crops | 2.44 | 2.68 | 2.46 | 3.18 | 2.92 | 2.77 | 3.23 | 2.76 | 1.97 |
| Cotton | 2.10 | 2.81 | 3.55 | 3.37 | 2.51 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 0.86 | 0.56 |
| Oil crops | 6.91 | 6.51 | 6.41 | 7.16 | 6.37 | 5.93 | 3.94 | 4.02 | 4.14 |
| Sugar crops | 1.07 | 1.59 | 1.34 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 0.67 | 0.43 |
| Flax | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Tobacco | 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| Mulberry | 1.27 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.34 |
| Other cash crops | 1.65 | 1.87 | 1.91 | 1.63 | 2.04 | 2.72 | 2.02 | 2.55 | 3.46 |
| Vegetables | 5.28 | 5.56 | 5.39 | 5.87 | 5.96 | 5.91 | 6.69 | 6.96 | 6.64 |
| Fruits | 8.03 | 6.66 | 8.35 | 9.15 | 8.59 | 8.41 | 8.69 | 9.14 | 9.43 |
| Other horticultural crops | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.72 | 1.61 | 2.71 | 2.87 |
| Agriculture as main Income source (%) | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
| Non-crop income | 12.02 | 13.72 | 17.19 | 17.29 | 18.69 | 21.31 | 24.42 | 25.22 | 27.98 |
| Computer | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Television | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Fertilizer price (yuan/kg) | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.94 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.91 | 2.03 | 1.93 |
| Pesticide price (yuan/kg) | 23.28 | 24.67 | 25.58 | 26.21 | 26.92 | 27.11 | 27.15 | 28.34 | 26.66 |
| Extension service dummy | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| Subsidy dummy | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| No. of observations | 3,943 | 3,909 | 3,936 | 3,959 | 3,996 | 3,813 | 3,689 | 3,847 | 3,477 |
Notes: The unit of non-crop income is 1,000 yuan. All price and income variable have been deflated to 2005 level
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