Effects of Soil and Water Conservation at Different Landscape Positions on Soil Properties and Farmers’ Perception in Hobicheka Sub-Watershed, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Definition and units of measurement of the variables included in the model (n = 117).

Variables	Variable code	Variable type	Unit of measurement
Dependent
Perception of SWC	PRSWC	Dummy	1 if perceived erosion can be controlled; 0 otherwise
Explanatory
Age of household head	Age	Dummy	1 if productive, 0 otherwise in year
Gender of respondents	Gender	Dummy	1 if male, 0 if female
Education level of respondents	EDUC	Dummy	1 if literate; 0 otherwise
Family size of respondents	FMSZ	Continuous	Measured in number
Land size of respondents	LNDSZ	Continuous	Measured in hectare
Livestock size of respondents	LVSK	Continuous	Measured in TLU
Access to extension service of respondents	ACCESS	Dummy	1 if the farmer get extension service; 0 otherwise
Distance of farm land from their residence	DISTNCE	Dummy	1 if far; 0 otherwise