Research Article

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

Table 5

Descriptive result for continuous variables on diversification of households.

Explanatory variablesSample HHs N = 119 (100%)Diversified HHs N=63Not diversified. HH N=56t-value
MeanStd. deviationMeanStd. deviation

Age (yrs)36.142911.8700741.089314.575542.039
Dependency ratio3.33331.616453.32141.61928−0.040
Livestock (TLU)24.031220.4523323.683923.85668−0.085
Market distance (?)4.07941.311264.03571.30683−0.182
Access to transport1.80950.839681.85710.961600.288
Education (year of schooling)1.98411.349941.60711.13904−1.635

Source: own survey result (2022).