Table 3 Estimated results of factors influencing Internet use decisions.

From: Internet use and technical efficiency of grain production in China: a bias-corrected stochastic frontier model

Variable

Coefficient

R.S.E

Marginal effect

R.S.E

Individual characteristics

 Age

−0.054***

0.006

−0.011***

0.001

 Gender

−0.119

0.200

−0.024

0.040

 Education level

0.210***

0.067

0.042***

0.013

 Ethnicity

−0.014

0.191

−0.003

0.039

 Health status

0.130**

0.055

0.026**

0.011

Household characteristics

    

 Household size

0.082***

0.026

0.017***

0.005

 Total household income

0.447***

0.051

0.090***

0.009

Village characteristics

    

 Village topography

0.295**

0.118

0.060**

0.024

 Village size

0.062

0.073

0.013

0.015

 Distance to county

0.003

0.003

0.001

0.001

 Prob > chi2

0.000

Pseudo R2

0.142

Number of obs

1699

  1. Notes: **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001.