Table 1 Basic characteristics of sample farmers.
From: Impact of formal credit and social capital on the scalability of agricultural operations
Variable | Description | Number of people (person) | Proportion (%) | Variable | Description | Number of people (person) | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 95 | 9.69 | Whether the head of household is a party member | no | 743 | 75.44 |
Male | 890 | 90.31 | yes | 242 | 24.56 | ||
Age | ≤ 35 years old | 10 | 0.01 | Does anyone in the family serve as a leader | no | 809 | 82.15 |
36~50 years old | 167 | 0.17 | |||||
51~65 years old | 512 | 0.52 | yes | 176 | 17.85 | ||
≥ 66 years old | 296 | 0.30 | |||||
Years of education of the head of household | ≤ 6 years | 296 | 0.30 | Family size | 1~3 member | 522 | 0.53 |
7~9 years | 542 | 0.55 | 4~6 member | 433 | 0.44 | ||
10~12 years | 138 | 0.14 | 7~10 member | 29 | 0.02 | ||
≥ 12 years | 10 | 0.01 | ≥ 10 member | 10 | 0.01 | ||
Family Farming Income in 2019 | ≤ 0.6 million | 325 | 0.33 | Household Income in 2019 | ≤ 1.5 million | 335 | 0.34 |
0.6~2 million | 355 | 0.36 | 1.5~4 million | 325 | 0.33 | ||
≥ 2 million | 305 | 0.31 | ≥ 4 million | 325 | 0.33 | ||
Scale of family farmland cultivation in 2019 | ≤ 3 acres | 355 | 0.36 | Scale of family farmland leasing in 2019 | ≤ 1 acre | 690 | 0.70 |
3~6 acres | 355 | 0.33 | 1~8 acres | 197 | 0.20 | ||
≥ 6 acres | 305 | 0.31 | ≥ 8 acres | 99 | 0.10 |
