Comparison of average values for variables used in the analysis by farm type
| p-value for t-test of difference in means of dependent and independent variables | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |
| (1)–(2) | (1)–(3) | (1)–(4) | (1)–(5) | (2)–(3) | (2)–(4) | (2)–(5) | (3)–(4) | (3)–(5) | (4)–(5) | |
| Dependent variables | ||||||||||
| Return on assets (ratio) | *** | – | *** | – | *** | – | *** | *** | – | *** |
| Debt to asset (ratio) | *** | – | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | *** |
| Asset turnover rate (ratio) | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Explanatory variables | ||||||||||
| Farmer age below 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ** | ** | *** | – |
| Farmer age above 65 | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Farm size | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | – | – |
| Rented land | *** | – | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – |
| Total direct payments# | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * |
| LFA | *** | *** | – | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * |
| Crop input intensity | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Labour input | *** | – | *** | – | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Agricultural diversification | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** |
| Farm diversification | *** | ** | *** | * | *** | – | *** | *** | – | *** |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | (j) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)–(2) | (1)–(3) | (1)–(4) | (1)–(5) | (2)–(3) | (2)–(4) | (2)–(5) | (3)–(4) | (3)–(5) | (4)–(5) | |
| Return on assets (ratio) | *** | – | *** | – | *** | – | *** | *** | – | *** |
| Debt to asset (ratio) | *** | – | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | *** |
| Asset turnover rate (ratio) | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Farmer age below 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ** | ** | *** | – |
| Farmer age above 65 | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Farm size | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | – | – |
| Rented land | *** | – | ** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – |
| Total direct payments# | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * |
| LFA | *** | *** | – | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** | * |
| Crop input intensity | *** | *** | – | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Labour input | *** | – | *** | – | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Agricultural diversification | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | – | *** | *** |
| Farm diversification | *** | ** | *** | * | *** | – | *** | *** | – | *** |
Note(s): The base year for the age of farmers is 2022. #inverse hyperbolic sine transformation (Bellemare and Wichman, 2020). (1)-mixed, (2)-dairy, (3)-other grazing livestock, (4)-granivores, (5)-field-crops. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1, “ − ” no statistically significant difference
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