Table 2 Summary statistics of explanatory variables
From: Inefficiency of laying hens farms in Benin: an input directional distance function approach
Variables | Traditional | Modern | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Std. Dev | Mean | Std. Dev | Mean | Std. Dev | |
Years of expérience | 44.86 | 11.21 | 42.27 | 10.61 | 43.75 | 11.00 |
Education (dummy 1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.49 |
Household size | 8.69 | 3.60 | 8.22 | 5.08 | 8.49 | 4.29 |
Training | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 0.49 |
Contact with extension services (dummy 1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.77 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.45 |
Access to credit (dummy 1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.91 | 0.29 | 0.69 | 0.46 |
Number of farm workers | 5.19 | 4.65 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.59 | 4.43 |
Main profession (dummy 1 = full time; 0 = part time) | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.47 |
Distance of the farm from nearest major market | 6.15 | 9.16 | 5.62 | 6.61 | 5.92 | 8.15 |
Contract with input suppliers (dummy 1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0.63 | 0.48 |
Membership in farmer association/cooperatives (dummy 1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.77 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.47 |
Mortality rate (%) | 7.67 | 11.21 | 9.48 | 8.63 | 8.44 | 14.81 |