Socioeconomic/soil conservation variables

Measurement level

Value

Dependent variable/Soil erosion rate

ton∙ha−1∙year−1

Continuous

Covariates:

X1. Age (years)

Number

Discrete

X2. Educational level

≥Grade 6

Discrete

X3. Distance between house and the farm

Km

Continuous

X4. Size of agricultural holding

Dunum

Discrete

X5. Total of farm capital

Assets/JD

Continuous

X6. Farm annual economic/revenue

Total household income/JD

Continuous

X7. Farm annual expenditure

Farm expenditure/JD

Continuous

X8. Farm labor

Number

Discrete

X9. Farm accessibility

Easy/difficult

Dummy

X10. Dependency ratio

Number

Discrete

X11. Adopted method(s) of soil conservation

0 (or) 1

Dummy

X12. Indigenous knowledge/practical experience in soil conservation

0 (no), 0.3 (low), 0.6 (moderate),

1 (high)

Continuous

X13. Proper training in soil conservation

Frequency/year (or)years

Discrete

X14. Awareness of soil conservation cost

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X15. Beneficial from governmental conservation projects

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X16. Does government help farmers in their conservation efforts

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X17. Are you willing to participate in conservation measures cost

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X18. Does forest clearance accelerate soil erosion

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X19. Does land cover and land use changes accelerate soil erosion

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X20. Does fallow land accelerate soil erosion

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy

X21. Does climate change accelerate soil erosion

1 (yes), 0 (no)

Dummy