Table 4

Generalised Poisson estimates of the financial inclusion intensity

VariableGLSS7GLSS6
CoefficientMECoefficientME
Socioeconomic characteristics
Age of household head−0.001*−0.001*0.002*0.001*
(0.000)(0.000)(0.001)(0.001)
Male head0.0110.0120.0580.043
(0.014)(0.015)(0.037)(0.027)
Household size0.012***0.013***0.018***0.013***
(0.003)(0.003)(0.005)(0.004)
Married household head0.032**0.034**0.140***0.103***
(0.015)(0.016)(0.036)(0.027)
Number of years spent in school0.039***0.042***0.090***0.066***
(0.001)(0.001)(0.003)(0.002)
Employed in agriculture−0.199***−0.215***−0.307***−0.226***
(0.019)(0.020)(0.036)(0.026)
Self-employed0.084***0.091***−0.177***−0.131***
(0.015)(0.016)(0.035)(0.026)
Multiple job engagement0.104***0.112***0.102***0.076***
(0.016)(0.017)(0.028)(0.021)
Receipt of remittance0.049**0.053**0.103***0.076***
(0.024)(0.026)(0.027)(0.020)
Ownership of enterprise0.086***0.092***0.203***0.150***
(0.015)(0.016)(0.029)(0.021)
Geographic and community-specific characteristics
Head in rural locality−0.131***−0.141***−0.068−0.050
(0.013)(0.014)(0.044)(0.032)
Community has motorable road0.097**0.104**0.113**0.084**
(0.044)(0.048)(0.050)(0.037)
Community has public transport0.030*0.033*0.227***0.167***
(0.016)(0.017)(0.036)(0.027)
Community has post office−0.065***−0.071***−0.081−0.060
(0.017)(0.018)(0.055)(0.040)
Community has phone network−0.012−0.013−0.207***−0.153***
(0.017)(0.018)(0.034)(0.025)
Community has bank0.069***0.075***0.301***0.222***
(0.015)(0.016)(0.041)(0.030)
Community has periodic market0.107***0.116***0.138***0.102***
(0.023)(0.025)(0.037)(0.027)
Mem. in FBO and cooperatives1.040***0.121***0.143***0.106***
(0.012)(0.012)(0.037)(0.027)
No. of times crops grown/season0.028**0.030**0.089***0.066***
(0.014)(0.015)(0.028)(0.021)
Constant−0.609*** −1.153*** 
(0.054) (0.091) 
Observations14,0099,244
Wald chi-square12052.89***3657.19***
Log pseudo likelihood−16044.875−9777.014
Delta−0.182***0.103***
(0.007)(0.006)
LR test of delta612.02***180.82***

Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses; ME is marginal effect; *p < 0.1; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01

Source(s): Own elaboration

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