Table 3 Descriptive statistics of farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics.
From: Risk attitude and risk perceptions of climate change among Indian cotton farmers
Variables | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.84 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
Age | 49.08 | 8.88 | 25 | 68 |
Education | 2.88 | 1.42 | 1 | 7 |
Family size | 4.19 | 1.59 | 1 | 13 |
Membership in organisation | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
Farm income (in Rs.) | 337,811 | 196,844 | 50,000 | 200,000 |
Non-farm income (in Rs.) | 136,462 | 141,947 | 1000 | 720,000 |
Farm size | 5.71 | 3.78 | 1 | 30 |
Source of irrigation | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
Farming experience | 25.51 | 11.57 | 1 | 51 |
Livestock | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 |
Access to credit | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
