Table 3 Mean value of basic socio-economic and demographic variables of respondents (standard deviation in parentheses)
Variables | Treated observations (n = 200) | Control observations (n = 200) | Total sample (n = 400) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the household head (female = 0, male = 1) | 0.86 (0.34) | 0.89 (0.31) | 0.87 (0.33) | – |
Age of the household head in years | 47 (9.18) | 45 (10.3) | 46 (9.8) | 0.03 |
Education level of the household head (years of schooling) | 2.5 (2.7) | 1.5 (2.4) | 2 (2.64) | 0.000 |
Household size | 6.3 (1.68) | 5.7 (1.77) | 6 (1.75) | 0.001 |
Farm size in tsimad | 2.5 (1.32) | 2.07 (1.57) | 2.3 (1.47) | 0.000 |
Cattle holding in heads | 5 (2.73) | 5 (3.24) | 5 (2.99) | 0.32 |
Annual income in ETB | 18,949.78 (12910) | 14,175.5 (8287.5) | 16,562.6 (11095) | 0.000 |