Table 1.

Definition, measurement and statistical summaries of variables

VariablesDefinition and measurementMeanSD
CR_Variety1 if the farmer has adopted at least one climate-resilient variety, 0 otherwise0.6090.488
AII1 if the farmer acquires AII, 0 otherwise0.3020.459
TemperatureThe annual average temperature of each county in recent 20 years (2000–2019), Degrees Celsius16.860.339
PrecipitationThe annual average precipitation of each county in recent 20 years (2000–2019), in 1,000 ml12.300.921
Male1= male; 0 = female0.6590.474
AgeAge, year58.819.968
EducationEducation attainment, year6.7663.492
Health11 if in “moderate” health and 0 otherwise. The base group is “poor”)0.1940.396
Health21 if in “good” health and 0 otherwise. The base group is “poor”)0.6520.477
Non_farm1 if having non-farm work in 2018, 0 otherwise0.2530.435
Perception_temp1 if perceiving that the high temperatures have become more extreme and frequent, 0 otherwise0.8120.391
Perception_pre1 if perceiving that the pattern of precipitation has changed, 0 otherwise0.3590.480
IncomeThe total family income in 2018 in 10,000 Yuan6.1536.008
Area_paddyThe total acreage of paddy land, mu16.6253.88
Area_dryThe total acreage of dry land, mu1.5433.989
LaborNumber of agricultural labors2.1031.124
Machine1 if owning large farming machines (e.g. tractors, harvesters, etc.), 0 otherwise0.4340.496
AII_villageThe percentage of AII acquisition for other farmers in the same village, %30.2218.43
Source: Based on authors’ design and calculations

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