| Types of index | Independent variable | Index |
| Individual index | X1 | Age of head of household (year) |
| X2 | Education level of head of household (year) | |
| Family index | X3 | Family members who have lived at home for more than 6 months within one year (person) |
| X4 | Number of non-agricultural members of the family (person) | |
| X5 | Area of cultivated land owned by the family (hm2) | |
| X6 | Area of forest land owned by the family (hm2) | |
| X7 | Housing area of the family (m2) | |
| X8 | Livestock in the family (LU*) | |
| X9 | Per capita income of the family in one year (yuan) | |
| X10 | Annual household income from non-agricultural jobs (yuan) | |
| X11 | Have family members participated in publicity activities in the reserve (1 = Yes; 0 = No) | |
| Place of home index | X12 | Altitude of place of home (km) |
| X13 | Distance of place of home from the nearest market (km) | |
| X14 | Is there a road from the place of home to the village? (km) | |
| X15 | Is the place of home in a poor county? (1 = Yes; 0 = No) | |
| X16 | Is the place of home within the protected area? (1 = Yes; 0 = No) |