Variable description

Factor scoring

Mean

Standard deviation

Exposure index

Frequency of extreme events

Number of extreme events

0.616

5.000

1.099

Minimum temperature

Rate of change in average minimum temperature

−0.533

0.038

0.019

Maximum temperature

Rate of change in average minimum temperature

−0.340

0.025

0.017

Change in rainfall

Rate of change in average minimum temperature

0.470

0.170

0.340

Sensitivity index

Soil fertility

Perception of households regarding their soil fertility, dummy variable 1 = good and 0 = bad

−0.632

0.513

0.501

Experience of crop failure

Experience with crop failure over the last 5 years past 2009, dummy variable, 1 = yes, 0 = no

0.586

1.733

0.444

Change in land degradation

Perception of households regarding change in degraded land, categorical variable 1 = decrease, 2 = no change, 3 = increase

0.508

2.160

0.868

Adaptive capacity index

Technical assistance

Access to technical assistance, dummy variable 1 = yes, 0 = no

0.286

0.780

0.416

Farm income

Total farm income in Kwacha

0.607

8259.97

15629.63

Change in area cultivated

Perception of households regarding change in area cultivated, categorical variable, 1 = decrease, 2 = no change, 3 = increase

0.414

2.093

0.822

Education of household head

Education of the household head, categorical variable, 1 = none, 2 = primary, 3 = secondary

0.451

1.953

0.606

Family size

Family size, number

−0.064

4.607

1.996

Roof type

Roof type with leaves, dummy, 1 = yes, 0 = no

0.414

1.209

0.408