A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Description of variables used in the logit model
From: Determinants of women participation in income generating activities: evidence from Ethiopia
Code | Variable description and measurement | Hypothesis |
|---|---|---|
PARTICPATION | Participation in income generating activities (1 for participants and 0 for non-participants) | Â |
AGE | Age of the respondents in years | − |
FAMLYSZ | Family size of the respondent household in number | − |
HOSBEDU | Educational attainment of the husband in years |  +  |
WIFEEDU | Educational attainment of the wife in years |  +  |
LANDSZE | Land holding in hectare |  +  |
TLU | Livestock holding in Tropical Livestock Unit |  +  |
MKTDST | Distance to the main market in kilometer | − |
CREDITAC | Access to credit (1 if the respondents have access to credit and 0 otherwise) |  +  |
MEMBERSHP | Membership in local social institutions (1 for members and 0 otherwise) |  +  |
ROADACC | Access to all weather road (1 if the respondents have access to all weather road and 0 otherwise) |  +  |