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Table 1 Summary statistics of variables

From: Averting expenditure on malaria: effects on labour productivity of maize farmers in Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District of Ghana

Variables Definitions and measurements Mean Std. deviation Min Max
LP Labour productivity (Mt/man-day) 0.09 0.08 0.00 0.54
Cap Capital (Gh¢) 206.73 116.41 59.67 941.33
Fert Fertilizer (kg) 396.13 275.79 100.00 1600.00
Seed Seeds (kg) 88.84 59.57 15.00 459.00
Wd Weedicides (L) 4.08 4.70 0.00 25.00
Fs Farm size (ha) 1.18 0.62 0.40 4.05
Exp Farming experience (years) 38.12 13.84 3.00 75.00
Ext Number of extension officers visits 0.67 1.23 0.00 5.00
Sex Sex (male = 1, female = 0) 0.53 0.50 0.00 1.00
HHS Household size 7.86 2.53 2.00 16.00
Age Age (years) 51.28 13.56 25.00 86.00
Edu Educational status of household head (educated) 0.56 0.50 0.00 1.00
Mot Ownership of motor bike (1 = yes, 0 = no) 0.40 0.49 0.00 1.00
AEM Averting expenditure for malaria (Gh¢) 284.60 133.07 24.00 990.00
Bush Presence of bushes around the house (1 = yes, 0 = no) 0.64 0.48 0 1
Stg_wat Presence of stagnant water (1 = yes, 0 = no) 0.67 0.47 0 1
Pg_wmn Presence of pregnant woman (1 = yes, 0 = no) 0.18 0.39 0 1
HH_edu Household members in education 3.97 1.99 0 9
Off_Inc Off-farm income of household (Gh¢) 1650.48 1313.76 234.00 7495.00