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