No

Variable name

Variable code

Definition and unit of measurement

Hypothesis

1

Sex of the

household head

SEX

Sex is a dummy variable assigned one if a head is male and 0 otherwise.

Positive

2

Age of the

household head

AGE

Age of household head in years given in continuous variables (1, 2, 3, …)

Positive

3

Total family size

in the household

FAMLSIZ

Total number of household members takes the value of (1, 2, 3, …). It is a continuous variable

Negative

4

Education status of the household head

EDUCHH

It is a continuous variable measured in education level of household (quantified by number of years of schooling)

Positive

5

Access to credit

CREDIT

A dummy variable, which takes 1 if a household access 0 other wise

Positive

6

Tropical livestock unit of holding

TLU

It is a continuous variable and measured by Tropical Livestock Unit (TLU Size of livestock owned by HHHs

Positive

7

Annual Income

INCOM

It is a Continuous variable and income generated by the household annually (in birr)

Positive

8

Annual Expenditure

EXP

It is a Continuous variable and

different expense incurred by the household annually (in birr)

Negative

9

Distance from the nearest market

DISMARKT

It is a continuous variable designating HHs proximity to the nearest market center measured in kilometer.

Negative

10

Distance from the nearest financial Institution

DISFIN

It is a continuous variable designating HHs proximity to the nearest Financial institution measured in kilometer

Negative

11

Total farm land size

FLNDSZ

Land size owned by the household in hectares local unit takes the value of (1, 2, 3, …). It is a continuous variable

Negative