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Table 3.1. Description and measurement <strong>of</strong> variables<br />

Variable Description Measurement<br />

TERRACE Length <strong>of</strong> terrace Meters per hectare<br />

SLOPE Slope <strong>of</strong> land parcels Simple scale: 1= low flat, 2= lower slope, 3 =<br />

mid slope, 4 = upper slope<br />

TENURE Land tenure regime Increas<strong>in</strong>g scale <strong>of</strong> tenure security (1 to 7)<br />

DISTH Distance from homestead to<br />

crop fields<br />

Meters<br />

LCROPAC Lagged crop output Kenya shill<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

CROPAC Crop output per year Kenya shill<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

CROPHA Agricultural productivity Kenya shill<strong>in</strong>gs/ha<br />

MEDENS Membership density Simple <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g scale<br />

MEDIVE Membership diversity Simple <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g scale<br />

PARTIC Participation <strong>in</strong> decisionmak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Simple <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g scale<br />

COGNIT Cognitive social capital Simple <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g scale<br />

EDUC Education <strong>of</strong> household head Number <strong>of</strong> years <strong>in</strong> formal school<strong>in</strong>g<br />

WEALTH Wealth <strong>of</strong> household Type <strong>of</strong> house/ro<strong>of</strong><br />

SEX Sex <strong>of</strong> household head 1 = male, 0 = female<br />

FAROR Degree <strong>of</strong> farm orientation Proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>f-farm <strong>in</strong>come <strong>in</strong> total<br />

household <strong>in</strong>come<br />

HHS Household size Number <strong>of</strong> persons <strong>in</strong> the household<br />

FAMCA Farm size per capita Hectares per person<br />

INC Household <strong>in</strong>come Kenya shill<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

AGE Age <strong>of</strong> household head Number <strong>of</strong> years<br />

ACCESCOS Access costs to markets Kenya shill<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

ERODE Farm eroded or not 1= eroded, 0 = not eroded<br />

CWORK Consumer-worker ratio Fraction or proportion<br />

PERCEP Perception 0 = none, 1= low, 2 = moderate, 3 = high, 4 =<br />

very high<br />

EXT Visited by extension staff 0 = No, 1 = Yes<br />

LOC Where household is located 0 = Taita-Taveta, 1= Machakos<br />

MANHA Manure use Kilograms per hectare (kgs/ha)<br />

LABHA Labor use Man-days per hectare<br />

<strong>The</strong> last measure <strong>of</strong> social capital (cognitive social capital) is organized around three<br />

themes: solidarity, trust, and cooperation. Respondents were asked whether they (1) strongly<br />

agree, (2) agree, (3) disagree, or (4) strongly disagree to some general statements. <strong>The</strong>se were

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