Analyzing Potato Market Participation, Market Surplus, and Market Outlet Choice on Small Farm Household Level in Lemo District, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Two-group mean comparison test of dummy variables.

Variable	Categories	Nonparticipant (46)	Participant (156)	χ2
Sex of household head	Male	34 (74%)	141 (90.38%)	8.32
	Female	12 (26%)	15 (9.62%)
Member of cooperative	Yes	2 (4.35%)	34 (21.8%)	7.38
	No	44 (95.65%)	122 (78.2%)
Effect of remittances	Yes	17 (37%)	108 (67.23%)	15.69
	No	29 (63%)	48 (32.77%)
Own transportation facilities	Yes	10 (21.74%)	120 (77%)	47.16
	No	36 (78.26%)	36 (23%)
Types of seed they used	Improved	4 (8.70%)	126 (80.77%)	80.45
	Local	42 (91.30%)	30 (19.23%)
Lagged market price	Good	5 (2.17%)	64 (41.03%)	14.3
	Bad	41 (89.13%)	92 (58.97%)

Note. shows statistically significant level at 1%.