Table 1 Variable definition and descriptive analysis.

From: Why Chinese farmers are reluctant to transfer their land in the context of non-agricultural employment: insights from agricultural mechanization

Variables

Mean

SD

Dependent variables

  

Land rented out

0.172

0.377

Explanatory variables

  

Non-agricultural employment

0.555

0.497

Non-agricultural income

18,138.600

27,727.000

Remittances

8796.120

17,097.720

Mechanism variables

  

Agricultural machinery leasing expenditure

420.845

1154.906

Value of self-purchase of agricultural machinery

3249.324

18,279.530

Control variables

  

Household head characteristics

  

 Age

52.442

13.053

 Gender

0.569

0.495

 Education

6.204

4.146

 Health

2.809

1.276

Household characteristics

  

 Five insurances

0.017

0.076

 Signed contract

0.165

0.232

 Individual and private business

0.079

0.269

 Population size

4.118

1.967

 Consumption value of self-produced agricultural products

2529.867

6327.101

 Medical expenses

5072.693

12,761.200

 Consume meals at home

3.389

1.734

  1. The definition and minimum and maximum values of variables are shown in Appendix Table 1.