Variables (Measuring unit) | Range | Categories | Respondents | Mean | SD | ||
Possible | Observed | Number | Percent | ||||
Age (Years) | - | 20 - 70 | Young (up to 35) Middle aged (36 - 50) Old (>50) | 15 50 48 | 13.3 44.2 42.5 | 49.27 | 12.08 |
Education (Year of schooling) | - | 0 - 15 | Illiterate (0- 0.5) Primary (1 - 5) Secondary (6 - 10) Above secondary (>10) | 25 43 38 7 | 22.1 38.1 33.6 6.2 | 4.84 | 3.65 |
Farm size (Hectare) | - | 0.09 - 2.16 | Marginal (0.02 - 0.20) Small (0.21 - 1.0) Medium (>1.0) | 26 79 8 | 23.0 69.9 7.1 | 0.42 | 0.33 |
Annual family income (“000” Taka) | - | 46 - 531 | Low (up to 177) Medium (>177 - 354) High (>354) | 73 26 14 | 64.6 23.0 12.4 | 175.42 | 121.26 |
Training received (No. of days) | - | 0 - 15 | No (0) Low (1 - 7) Medium (>7) | 40 43 30 | 35.4 38.1 26.5 | 4.30 | 4.18 |
Organizational participation (Score) | 0 - 15 | 0 - 12 | No (0) Low (1 - 4) Medium (5 - 8) High (>8) | 40 46 25 2 | 35.4 40.7 22.1 1.8 | 2.96 | 2.85 |
Extension media contact (Score) | 0 - 28 | 10 - 24 | Low (up to 13) Medium (14 - 19) High (>19) | 27 54 32 | 23.9 47.8 28.3 | 16.72 | 3.59 |
Cosmopoliteness (Score) | 0 - 21 | 9 - 19 | Low (up to 11) Medium (12 - 15) High (>15) | 30 63 21 | 23.0 58.4 18.6 | 13.38 | 2.33 |