Research Article

Rural Household Perception of Drought Occurrence and Its Influence on Livelihood Strategy in Northeast Ethiopia

Table 7

Likert scale items.

Drought brought low crop yields, crop losses, and food shortages (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
Insect infestations destroyed my crops and domestic animals (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
Drought resulted in grazing resource (pasture) depletion, deforestation, and soil degradation (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
Drought has killed my livestock and greatly reduced their product (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
The frequency of fire outbreaks increased (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
Water availability has decreased significantly compared to the past (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My nonfarm income sources (natural resource and property income) diminished (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
People’s health decreased (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My forced livestock sale increased (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
I have family members who have migrated (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My children were forced to drop out of school (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
Because of the drought, my commercial activities have dwindled (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My food insecurity status increased (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My family’s well-being reduced (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
My locality’s natural resources are depleted (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)
The severity of the drought in 2022 increased, putting my livelihood at risk (strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree)