Table 2 Definition and measurement of independent variables
From: Effects of covid-19 on the livelihoods of rural women in Ethiopia
No | Explanatory variables | Measurements | Type of data category | Expected sign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Age of respondents | Number of years | Continuous |  +  |
2. | Family size of respondents | Number of family members in the household | Continuous |  +  |
3. | Educational status of respondent | 1 = literate (read and write), otherwise = 0 | Dummy |  ±  |
4. | Household headship | 1 = male headed and 0 for female headed | Dummy |  ±  |
5. | Land holding size | The size of land a household owns in hectare | Continuous | – |
6. | Use of irrigation | 1 = user, otherwise = 0 | Dummy |  +  |
7. | Market distance | The distance from home to the nearest market in minutes | Continuous |  +  |
8. | Use of credit | 1 = used, otherwise = 0 | Dummy |  +  |
9. | Membership to farmers’ cooperatives | Membership status to farmers’ to cooperatives (1 = yes, 0 = otherwise | Dummy | – |
10. | Use of inputs | 1 = used, otherwise = 0 | Dummy |  +  |
11. | Access to remittance | Access remittance (1 = if yes, otherwise = 0 | Dummy |  +  |
12. | DA contact before COVID | No. of DA contacts per year before COVID-19 | Continuous |  +  |
13. | Number of oxen | Number of oxen owned for draft power | Continuous |  ±  |