Table 3 Summary descriptive statistics of surveyed households
Variable | Description | Mean | Std. Dev |
|---|---|---|---|
Household head | Respondent household head (1 = yes) | 0.66 | 0.48 |
Gender | Gender of household head (1 = male) | 0.61 | 0.49 |
Age | Age of household head (years) | 46.14 | 13.49 |
Education level | Household head attained primary education (1 = yes) | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Household head attained secondary education (1 = yes) | 0.21 | 0.41 | |
Primary activity | Primary activity of household head (1 = farming) | 0.72 | 0.45 |
Income source | Main income source of household head (1 = farming) | 0.67 | 0.47 |
Land owned | Total land owned (acres) | 3.63 | 7.29 |
Land size | Land size for growing papaya (1 = < 0.05 ha) | 0.85 | 0.36 |
Papaya trees | Number of papaya trees grown (average) | 54.34 | 164.64 |
Scouting | Scout for pests (yes = 1) | 0.97 | 0.17 |
Rotate crops | Rotate crops (yes = 1) | 0.76 | 0.43 |
PMB infestation | Seen papaya mealybug on crops (1 = yes) | 0.95 | 0.21 |
Health risk | Risk chemical pesticide to applicator (1 = high) | 0.71 | 0.45 |
Heard biocontrol | Heard of term biological control (1 = yes) | 0.51 | 0.50 |
Perception (risky) | Perception biological control ‘risky’ | 0.04 | 0.21 |
Perception (safe) | Perception biological control ‘safe’ | 0.84 | 0.37 |
Support | Willing to support biological control (1 = yes) | 0.94 | 0.23 |
Pesticide use | Reduce pesticide use (1 = likely) | 0.88 | 0.32 |
Belong group | Belong to farmer association (1 = yes) | 0.41 | 0.49 |
IPM training | Received training in IPM (1 = yes) | 0.23 | 0.42 |
Cooperate area-wide | Cooperate pest management/neighbours (1 = very willing) | 0.90 | 0.30 |
Kwale | Household is located in Kwale county (1 = yes) | 0.23 | 0.42 |
Kilifi | Household is located in Kilifi county (1 = yes) | 0.29 | 0.46 |
Machakos | Household is located in Machakos county (1 = yes) | 0.23 | 0.42 |
Mombasa | Household is located in Mombasa county (1 = yes) | 0.25 | 0.43 |