Table 2 Dry forest income contribution to household income in the selected kebeles
Explanatory variables | Kebeles (mean ± standard deviation) | Overall (N = 74) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boba (N = 24) | Bulbul (N = 30) | Melka-Guba (N = 20) | |||
Age | 44.4 ± 15.50 | 42.8 ± 14.91 | 43.6 ± 11.19 | 43.5 ± 14.04 | 0.122 |
Size of family | 6.8 ± 2.92 | 6.6 ± 2.37 | 7.7 ± 1.73 | 6.9 ± 2.43 | 1.175 |
Land size (ha) | 3.9 ± 2.16 | 3.75 ± 2.68 | 4.32 ± 2.19 | 3.94 ± 2.38 | 0.326 |
Dry forest income (ETB/year) (A) | 177.5 ± 556.02 | 918.7 ± 1630.84 | 3512.4 ± 2634.52 | 1379.3 ± 2183.82 | 21.688* |
Total income (ETB/year) (B) | 177.5 ± 556.02 | 11,982.0 ± 18,464.99 | 23,287.9 ± 17,467.06 | 11,209.2 ± 17,180.86 | 13.250* |
Income (B)–income (A) | 0 ± 0.0 | 11,063.4 ± 17,763.0 | 19,775.5 ± 17,282.7 | 9829.8 ± 16,204.3 | 10.399* |