Index system for evaluating the resilience of farmers' livelihoods
| Target layer (A) | Dimension layer (K) | Indicator layer (Z) | Indicator description and definition | Indicator weight | Reference source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livelihood resilience | Buffer capacity (0.37895) | Per capita income (Z1) | Ratio of annual total household income to total household population/yuan | 0.04464 | Zhao and Ren (2022), Liu et al. (2023), Guan and Yu (2021) |
| Financial savings (Z2) | Annual household income balance/yuan | 0.00034 | |||
| Human capital (Z3) | Number of household labor force/person | 0.01512 | |||
| Residential type (Z4) | Civil = 1, brick and wood = 2, brick and concrete = 3, others = 4 | 0.05379 | |||
| Total housing area (Z5) | Total housing area/square meter | 0.02789 | |||
| Health status (Z6) | The proportion of sick people in the total number of households | 0.00037 | |||
| Production and living materials (Z7) | Total number of production tools and durable goods owned | 0.02414 | |||
| Cultivated land area (Z8) | Total arable land area/mu | 0.05412 | |||
| Forest area (Z9) | Total forest area/mu | 0.15856 | |||
| Self-organization (0.21686) | Financial capital (Z10) | Whether bank loans can be obtained; Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.06272 | Wen et al. (2018) | |
| Family assistance opportunities (Z11) | Number of households/households that will provide financial assistance when families urgently need assistance | 0.10620 | |||
| Social organization participation (Z12) | Degree of participation in village collective activities; Not participated = 1, less than 5 times a year = 2, 5–10 times a year = 3, 10–20 times a year = 4, more than 20 times a year = 5 | 0.04037 | |||
| Neighborhood trust (Z13) | The level of trust in the villagers of this village; Very untrustworthy = 1, untrustworthy = 2, average = 3, relatively untrustworthy = 4, very untrustworthy = 5 | 0.00536 | |||
| Traffic reachability (Z14) | Distance from residence to town market/meter | 0.00221 | |||
| Learning ability (0.40419) | Skills training opportunities (Z15) | Number of times/time of participating in government organized agricultural and forestry production or employment technical training | 0.12294 | Chen et al. (2016) | |
| Education level of household head (Z16) | Head of household education years/year | 0.01928 | |||
| Outgoing working hours (Z17) | Per capita time spent working outside/month | 0.05423 | |||
| Number of migrant workers (Z18) | Number of migrant workers/person | 0.05862 | |||
| Family education investment (Z19) | Amount/yuan of education investment by households in 2020 | 0.12490 | |||
| Information skills exchange (Z20) | Number/person of households using the internet | 0.02422 |
| Target layer (A) | Dimension layer (K) | Indicator layer (Z) | Indicator description and definition | Indicator weight | Reference source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livelihood resilience | Buffer capacity (0.37895) | Per capita income (Z1) | Ratio of annual total household income to total household population/yuan | 0.04464 | |
| Financial savings (Z2) | Annual household income balance/yuan | 0.00034 | |||
| Human capital (Z3) | Number of household labor force/person | 0.01512 | |||
| Residential type (Z4) | Civil = 1, brick and wood = 2, brick and concrete = 3, others = 4 | 0.05379 | |||
| Total housing area (Z5) | Total housing area/square meter | 0.02789 | |||
| Health status (Z6) | The proportion of sick people in the total number of households | 0.00037 | |||
| Production and living materials (Z7) | Total number of production tools and durable goods owned | 0.02414 | |||
| Cultivated land area (Z8) | Total arable land area/mu | 0.05412 | |||
| Forest area (Z9) | Total forest area/mu | 0.15856 | |||
| Self-organization (0.21686) | Financial capital (Z10) | Whether bank loans can be obtained; Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.06272 | ||
| Family assistance opportunities (Z11) | Number of households/households that will provide financial assistance when families urgently need assistance | 0.10620 | |||
| Social organization participation (Z12) | Degree of participation in village collective activities; Not participated = 1, less than 5 times a year = 2, 5–10 times a year = 3, 10–20 times a year = 4, more than 20 times a year = 5 | 0.04037 | |||
| Neighborhood trust (Z13) | The level of trust in the villagers of this village; Very untrustworthy = 1, untrustworthy = 2, average = 3, relatively untrustworthy = 4, very untrustworthy = 5 | 0.00536 | |||
| Traffic reachability (Z14) | Distance from residence to town market/meter | 0.00221 | |||
| Learning ability (0.40419) | Skills training opportunities (Z15) | Number of times/time of participating in government organized agricultural and forestry production or employment technical training | 0.12294 | ||
| Education level of household head (Z16) | Head of household education years/year | 0.01928 | |||
| Outgoing working hours (Z17) | Per capita time spent working outside/month | 0.05423 | |||
| Number of migrant workers (Z18) | Number of migrant workers/person | 0.05862 | |||
| Family education investment (Z19) | Amount/yuan of education investment by households in 2020 | 0.12490 | |||
| Information skills exchange (Z20) | Number/person of households using the internet | 0.02422 |
Source(s): Table created by authors
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