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Table 4. Ordered Probit Maximum Likelihood Estimates<br />

Independent Variable Wetland Diversity Index Food Security Index<br />

Wetland Diversity Index Dummy -0.166<br />

Food Security Dummy 0.173 -<br />

District Dummies 22<br />

Apac 0.618 0.342<br />

Kamuli 1.013* -0.010<br />

Kayunga 1.137* -0.041<br />

Kumi 2.012*** 0.286<br />

Lira 1.708*** -0.136<br />

Mas<strong>in</strong>di 1.230** 0.279<br />

Nakasongola 0.533 -0.081<br />

Pallisa 1.468*** -0.237<br />

Soroti 1.546*** 0.445<br />

Swamp access 0.452** -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> hunted products 29.9* -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Fish products 1.683*** 0.522***<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Fuel products 7.742*** -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Fuel products squared -8.806*** -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g products 6.577*** -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g products squared -2.127*** -<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Livestock 2.284*** 0.010<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Livestock squared -0.815*** -<br />

Availability <strong>of</strong> family labour (Number<br />

<strong>of</strong> workers <strong>in</strong> the family) - 0.002<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> Crop products - 0.074<br />

Irrigated Agriculture 1.560*** 0.555**<br />

Log <strong>of</strong> Farm size - 0.395***<br />

Value <strong>of</strong> gifts - 0.563**<br />

Trad<strong>in</strong>g - 0.198<br />

Log <strong>of</strong> non-farm Income - 0.252**<br />

Dependency ratio - -0.067<br />

Sex <strong>of</strong> household head - -0.131<br />

Vulnerability - -10.300***<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> observations<br />

Log likelihood<br />

Wald Chi-square<br />

Pseudo R2<br />

209<br />

-185.894<br />

242.63***<br />

0.3712<br />

187<br />

-177.962<br />

2613.88***<br />

0.2025<br />

NOTE: ***, **, * means the coefficient is statistically significant at 1%, 5%, and 10% levels respectively.<br />

As shown by the regression results, Wetland Diversity shows a significant positive association<br />

with access to swamp land, hunt<strong>in</strong>g and fish<strong>in</strong>g activities, fuel collection, livestock <strong>in</strong>come, and<br />

irrigation. <strong>The</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> positive levels <strong>of</strong> these activities <strong>in</strong>creases the diversity <strong>of</strong> wetland<br />

22 Note Kaberamaido is not <strong>in</strong>cluded and hence forms the base <strong>of</strong> comparison for the other Districts.

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