VARIABLES | Mean | Std. Dev. | Description | Expected Sign* |
Gender | 0.78 | 0.42 | Dummy takes the value 1 if married and 0 otherwise | ± |
Level of Education | 1.35 | 0.88 | Categorical | ± |
Goods in Local Market | 0.73 | 0.45 | Dummy takes the value if goods available in their local market and 0 otherwise | ? |
Economical Goods | 0.87 | 0.33 | Dummy takes the value if goods are economical across the border and 0 otherwise | + |
Language Similarity | 0.90 | 0.29 | Dummy takes the value if common language helps to purchase across the border and 0 otherwise | + |
Costumes Similarity | 0.53 | 0.50 | Dummy takes the value if common dress helps to purchase across the border and 0 otherwise | + |
Access to Communication | 0.74 | 0.44 | Dummy takes the value if they have access to communication across the border and 0 otherwise | + |
Communication Role | 0.72 | 0.45 | Dummy takes the value if communication helps to purchase across the border and 0 otherwise | + |
Role of Relatives | 0.38 | 0.49 | Dummy takes the value if relatives across the border helps to purchase and 0 otherwise | + |
Credit facilities | 0.16 | 0.37 | Dummy takes the value if customers received credit for purchase and 0 otherwise | + |
Price factor | 0.80 | 0.40 | Dummy takes the value if price is the main reason for purchase and 0 otherwise | + |
Hassel free import | 0.73 | 0.44 | Dummy takes the value if customers feel easy to bring goods from border and 0 otherwise | + |
Border disturbance | 0.53 | 0.50 | Dummy takes the value if disturbance in border area affect their purchase and 0 otherwise | ? |