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Table A1

Definition and measurement of variables used in Equation (1)

Variables	Description	Measurement
AWN_j	The CUC member's awareness of governance mechanism and principles, whereas AWN₁ is overall of CUC governance AWN₂ is governance mechanism AWN₃ is the rule of law AWN₄ is morality AWN₅ is transparency AWN₆ is participation AWN₇ is responsibility and accountability AWN₈ is cost-effectiveness	An ordinal scale from 1–5 (low to high level of awareness)
GD	Members' gender	1 = Male, 0 = Female
AGE	Members' age	1 = Age ≤ 25–35 years old 2 = Age 36–45 years old 3 = Age 46–55 years old 4 = Age 56–65 years old 5 = Over 65 years old
MRS	Marital status	1 = Marriage, 0 = otherwise
EDU	Members' education level	1 = No bachelor degree; 0 = otherwise
OCCU	Members' occupation	1 = Government officer 2 = Private company officer 3 = Self-employed, farmer and labourer 4 = Retired and unemployed 5 = Others
INC	Members' monthly income	1 = Below 10,000–30,000 Baht 2 = 30,001–60,000 Baht 3 = 60,001–90,000 Baht 4 = More than 90,000 Baht
LENGTHMEM	Length of membership	Years
KNOW	Member's knowledge in cooperative philosophy, mission, principle, regulation and the CUC practices	5-point Likert scale
ATTI	Member's attitude toward Thai CUCs
BELIEVE	Member's beliefs about CUCs
PERCEP	Member's perception on managing and organising CUCs, including - Marketing and Business (MRK_BS) - Management (MGT) - Customer Services (CUS_SER) - Member Commitment (MEM_COMMIT) - Competitive Environment (ENVIRM) - Public Interest and Involvement (PUBL) - Causal Connections (CONNECT)
SIZECUC	CUC Size	1 = Very large, 2 = Large, 3 = Medium
TYPECUC	CUC type	1 = Rural type, 2 = Urban type, 3 = Educational type, 4 = Factory workplace

Variables	Description	Measurement
AWN_j	The CUC member's awareness of governance mechanism and principles, whereas AWN₁ is overall of CUC governance AWN₂ is governance mechanism AWN₃ is the rule of law AWN₄ is morality AWN₅ is transparency AWN₆ is participation AWN₇ is responsibility and accountability AWN₈ is cost-effectiveness	An ordinal scale from 1–5 (low to high level of awareness)
GD	Members' gender	1 = Male, 0 = Female
AGE	Members' age	1 = Age ≤ 25–35 years old2 = Age 36–45 years old3 = Age 46–55 years old4 = Age 56–65 years old5 = Over 65 years old
MRS	Marital status	1 = Marriage, 0 = otherwise
EDU	Members' education level	1 = No bachelor degree; 0 = otherwise
OCCU	Members' occupation	1 = Government officer2 = Private company officer3 = Self-employed, farmer and labourer4 = Retired and unemployed5 = Others
INC	Members' monthly income	1 = Below 10,000–30,000 Baht2 = 30,001–60,000 Baht3 = 60,001–90,000 Baht4 = More than 90,000 Baht
LENGTHMEM	Length of membership	Years
KNOW	Member's knowledge in cooperative philosophy, mission, principle, regulation and the CUC practices	5-point Likert scale
ATTI	Member's attitude toward Thai CUCs
BELIEVE	Member's beliefs about CUCs
PERCEP	Member's perception on managing and organising CUCs, including- Marketing and Business (MRK_BS) - Management (MGT) - Customer Services (CUS_SER) - Member Commitment (MEM_COMMIT) - Competitive Environment (ENVIRM) - Public Interest and Involvement (PUBL) - Causal Connections (CONNECT)
SIZECUC	CUC Size	1 = Very large, 2 = Large, 3 = Medium
TYPECUC	CUC type	1 = Rural type, 2 = Urban type, 3 = Educational type, 4 = Factory workplace