Table 2 Comparison of farmers’ device choice across categorical variables.

From: Preferences and applications of information communication technologies among farmers in Kallu district, Wollo, Ethiopia

Variable

 

Choice of ICT

Total users

X2 test

 

Radio

Mobile

TV

Pico

Sex

Female

4

7

3

17

31

0.003*

Male

22

33

16

17

88

Electric power access

No

24

8

1

18

51

0.000*

Yes

2

32

18

16

68

Network access

No

17

7

16

25

65

0.000*

Yes

9

33

3

9

54

Social influence

No

12

5

9

7

33

0.004*

Yes

14

35

10

27

86

Relative advantage

No

10

5

4

19

38

0.001*

Yes

16

35

15

15

81

Hedonic motivation

No

12

9

3

5

29

0.026**

Yes

14

31

16

29

90

Compatibility

No

17

16

13

34

80

0.000*

Yes

9

24

6

0

39

Info quality

No

18

16

14

25

73

0.008*

Yes

8

24

5

9

46

Simplicity

No

14

17

6

12

49

0.398

Yes

12

23

13

22

70

Awareness

Highly

15

10

14

19

58

0.004*

Medium

10

19

3

8

40

Low

1

11

2

7

21

Price Value

No

8

15

8

5

36

0.104

Yes

18

25

11

29

83

  1. *and ** = 1 and 5% Significance level, respectively.
  2. Source: Authors’ analysis based on survey data.