Table 4 Variable descriptions and descriptive statistics.
From: Big data products and income inequality of e-commerce farmers: evidence from China
Variables | Descriptions | Mean | S.D. |
|---|---|---|---|
E-commerce farmers’ income inequality | Kakwani individual relative deprivation index of the mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 0.123 | 0.143 |
Entrepreneurial alertness inequality | Kakwani individual relative deprivation index of the mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 0.117 | 0.138 |
Dynamic capabilities inequality | Kakwani individual relative deprivation index of the mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 0.110 | 0.129 |
Whether or not to use big data products | Yes=1, No=0 | 0.487 | 0.500 |
Usefulness of big data products | The mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 3.951 | 0.851 |
Ease of use of big data product | The mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 3.631 | 0.862 |
Experience of big data products | The mean scores of all measurement items ranged from 1 to 5 | 3.404 | 0.591 |
Gender | Male =1, female =0 | 0.505 | 0.501 |
Age | Under 30 = 1, 30–50 = 2, over 50 = 3 | 1.660 | 0.536 |
Education | Senior high school/technical secondary school or below =1, junior college/bachelor degree =2, bachelor degree or above =3 | 1.914 | 0.684 |
Whether a CPC member or not | Yes=1, No=0 | 0.199 | 0.399 |
Whether enterprise operation or not | Yes=1, No=0 | 0.259 | 0.439 |
Whether registered trademark or not | Yes=1, No=0 | 0.364 | 0.482 |
Duration of e-commerce business | Less than 2 years =1, 2–5 years =2, more than 5 years =3 | 1.742 | 0.774 |
Main e-commerce formats | New e-commerce business formats=1, traditional e-commerce business formats=0 | 0.586 | 0.844 |
Main product types | Agricultural products =1, non-agricultural products =0 | 0.273 | 0.446 |
