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| Variables | Variable definition and description | Mean | Standard deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
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| Explained variables |
| Peasant household’s willingness to bid | 0 = unwilling to participate in bidding; 1 = willing to participate in bidding | 0.786 | 0.411 | 0 | 1 |
| Peasant household’s bid price | Peasant household’s bid price (yuan/mu) | 274.535 | 125.824 | 50 | 650 |
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| Core explanatory variables |
| Risk preference |
| Planting rick | Willingness to plant new varieties of crops: very unwilling = 1, unwilling = 2, no opinion = 3, willing = 4, very willing = 5 | 2.980 | 1.359 | 1 | 5 |
| Investment risk | Willingness to make high-risk investments: very unwilling = 1, unwilling = 2, no opinion = 3, willing = 4, very willing = 5 | 2.459 | 1.223 | 1 | 5 |
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| Social capital |
| Social prestige | Is there any village cadre in the household: yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.099 | 0.299 | 0 | 1 |
| Social network | Number of relatives in the village (households): 0∼5 = 1, 5∼10 = 2, 10∼15 = 3, 15∼20 = 4, >20 = 5 | 2.402 | 1.538 | 1 | 5 |
| Social participation | Participation in village affairs: seldom = 1, occasionally = 2, sometimes = 3, often = 4, always = 5 | 2.461 | 1.190 | 1 | 5 |
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| Cognitive preference |
| Perception of the environment | The SLCP helps improve the ecological environment: strongly disagree = 1, disagree = 2, no opinion = 3, agree = 4, strongly agree = 5 | 2.263 | 0.921 | 1 | 5 |
| Perception of income | The SLCP helps improve household income: strongly disagree = 1, disagree = 2, no opinion = 3, agree = 4, strongly agree = 5 | 2.667 | 1.192 | 1 | 5 |
| Perception of property rights | Management and conservation of the converted land each year (times): 0∼20 = 1, 20∼40 = 2, 40∼60 = 3, 60∼80 = 4, >80 = 5 | 1.782 | 1.216 | 1 | 5 |
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| Land plot characteristics |
| Quality of the land plot | Soil quality: very bad = 1, bad = 2, medium = 3, good = 2, very good = 5 | 2.512 | 1.384 | 1 | 5 |
| Income of the land plot before conversion | Net income of the land plot before conversion (yuan/mu) | 309.117 | 134.714 | 50 | 680 |
| Slope of the land plot | Slope of the land plot: flat slope (0°∼5°) = 1, gentle slope (6°∼15°) = 2, moderate slope (16°∼25°) = 3, strong slope (26°∼35°) = 4, very strong slope (>35°) = 5 | 1.962 | 1.158 | 1 | 5 |
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| Control variables |
| Low-income household | Low-income household: yes = 1, no = 0 | 0.245 | 0.431 | 0 | 1 |
| Age of the head of household | Actual age of the head of household (years) | 54.731 | 8.457 | 25 | 70 |
| Health status of the head of household | Good = 1, medium = 2, bad = 3 | 1.651 | 0.780 | 1 | 3 |
| Education of the head of household | Illiterate = 0, primary = 1, junior high = 2, secondary and senior high = 3, junior college = 4, college and above = 5 | 2.645 | 0.764 | 1 | 5 |
| Political status of the head of household | A party member or not: Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.139 | 0.346 | 0 | 1 |
| Household labour | Household labour within the 18–60 age range = 1, household labour below 18 and above 60 = 0.5, other cases = 0 | 1.961 | 1.095 | 0 | 5 |
| Per capita annual income of household | ≤5, 000 yuan = 1, 5,000–10,000 yuan = 2, 10,000–20,000 yuan = 3, 20,000–30,000 yuan = 4, >30,000 = 5 | 11987.385 | 9006.979 | 633.667 | 65075 |
| Proportion of the SLCP income | Proportion of the income from the SLCP to the gross household income (%): 0∼5 = 1, 5∼10 = 2, 10∼15 = 3, 15∼20 = 4, >20 = 5 | 1.647 | 1.290 | 1 | 5 |
| Area of arable land | Area of arable land owned by the household: mu | 12.996 | 16.036 | 0 | 115 |
| Area of converted land | The area of converted land owned by the household: mu | 5.268 | 5.278 | 0.5 | 46 |
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| Identification variable |
| Proportion of SLCP households | Proportion of households participating in the SLCP to the total number of households in the village (%) | 0.364 | 0.029 | 0.269 | 0.427 |
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