Table 2 Summary statistics and descriptions of variables in the P&D damage model (2014–2021).

From: Analysis of social welfare impact of crop pest and disease damages due to climate change: a case study of dried red peppers

Variables

Descriptions

Obs

Mean

Std. Dev.

Min

Max

PB

Damage rate of phytophthora blight

2808

0.50

3.02

0.0

78.0

Ath

Damage rate of anthrax

2808

0.38

1.25

0.0

20.1

VD

Damage rate of viral diseases

2808

2.45

7.29

0.0

82.0

TM

Damage rate of tobacco moths

2808

1.79

3.73

0.0

100.0

Longitude

Averaged longitude by each city

2808

127.65

0.80

126.2

129.6

Latitude

Averaged latitude by each city

2808

36.40

0.72

34.6

37.7

Avgt

Avg temperature of each city (°C)

2808

22.35

4.13

0.0

28.9

Avgr

Avg rainfall of each city (mm)

2808

177.74

135.41

0.2

789.1

Avgh

Avg humidity of each city (%)

2808

76.00

8.34

0.0

97.0

Sun

Sunshine hours of each city (hrs)

2808

187.63

50.12

7.6

342.8

Avgt dev

Temperature deviation from the average of 1970–2000 for each city

2808

1.67

3.90

−2.8

27.6

Avgh dev

Humidity deviation from the average of 1970–2000 for each city

2808

2.15

15.24

−20.6

92.0

  1. All the damage rates are averaged by the 59 cities.