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Impact of cyclones on rice farming

Appendix

Table A1. Descriptive statistics of farmers in Khulna
Variables Mean SD Min Max
Sociodemographic variables
Age (years) 50.45 12.478 20 80
Education (years of schooling) 6.795 3.695 0 16
Household size (number of members) 5.05 1.936 1 15
Earning members except household head (number of members) 0.805 1.021 0 5
Household monthly income (BDT) 17392.5 7988.194 3000 45000
Household monthly expenditure (BDT) 15910 6407.392 3000 30000
Farming experience (years) 22.715 11.508 4 50
Production-specific variables
Output (maund) 33.37 41.012 5 390
Land (acres) 1.207 0.954 0.331 6.612
Labor (man-days) 15.59 13.789 2 100
Seed (kg) 41.145 48.139 7 500
Chemical fertilizer (kg) 70.545 52.972 14 380
Pesticide (kg) 1.11 1.249 0.1 7
Note: Total respondents=200.
Abbreviations: Max: Maximum; Min: Minimum; SD: Standard deviation.

Table A2. Descriptive statistics of farmers in Satkhira

Variables Mean SD Min Max
Sociodemographic variables
Age (years) 47.46 13.004 23 78
Education (years of schooling) 5.695 3.915 0 18
Household size (number of members) 4.895 1.895 2 12
Earning members except household head (number of members) 0.445 0.721 0 3
Household monthly income (BDT) 12940 10614.009 1000 85000
Household monthly expenditure (BDT) 12915.75 6821.464 600 50000
Farming experience (years) 21.22 12.857 2 50
Production-specific variables
Output (maund) 38.05 39.281 8 280
Land (acres) 1.225 0.983 0.331 6.612
Labor (man-days) 15.85 14.199 4 100
Seed (kg) 38.16 35.15 6 220
Chemical fertilizer (kg) 66.06 61.624 5 350
Pesticide (kg) 0.792 0.837 0.002 8
Note: Total respondents=200.
Abbreviations: Max: Maximum; Min: Minimum; SD: Standard deviation.

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