Factors Influencing Household Livelihood Diversification: The Case of Kebri Dahar District, Korahey Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Hypothesized relationship of independent variables.

Variables name	Measurements of variable	Types of variables	Expected relationship
Diversification of income	Number of activities (on, off nonfarm, and combined activity)	Categorical	±
Sex of HH	1 = male, 0 = female	Dummy	±
Age HH	Year	Continuous	−
Access to transportation	1 yes, 0 no	Dummy	+
The educational level of the HH head	Year	Continuous	+
Dependency ratio	km	Continuous	+
Livestock owned	TLU	Continuous	±
Distance from the market	km	Continuous	−
Participation in the safety net program	1 = yes, 0 = no	Dummy	+
Membership to cooperatives	1 = yes, 0 = no	Dummy	+
Saving	I yes, 0 no	Dummy	+
Access to credit	1 = yes, 0 = no	Dummy	+
Frequency of extension contact	Year	Continuous	+

Source: own survey result (2022).