Table 2

Summary Statistics for Key Variables

VariableMeanSDMin.Max.N
Dependent variables
 Perceived tenure security (wave 1)0.360.4801763
 Perceived tenure security (wave 2)0.530.5001760
 Perceived tenure security (wave 3)0.860.3501777
 Land conflict (wave 1)0.100.3001741
 Land conflict (wave 2)0.090.2901763
 Land conflict (wave 3)0.090.2901773
 Pastoral land conflict (wave 1)0.030.1601741
 Pastoral land conflict (wave 2)0.060.2401763
 Pastoral land conflict (wave 3)0.070.2601773
 Other land conflict (wave 1)0.070.2601741
 Other land conflict (wave 2)0.040.1801763
 Other land conflict (wave 3)0.020.1501773
 New land certificate (wave 2)0.020.1401766
 New land certificate (wave 3)0.140.3501766
Main explanatory variables
 Dry spell (wave 1)0.190.3901778
 Dry spell (wave 2)0.410.4901778
 Dry spell (wave 3)1.450.5002778
 Precipitation CV (wave 1)2.020.171.672.31778
 Precipitation CV (wave 2)1.740.161.472.03778
 Precipitation CV (wave 3)1.540.121.351.86778
Weather controls
 Median temperature (wave 1)24.950.6922.6925.65778
 Median temperature (wave 2)24.840.7022.9025.61778
 Median temperature (wave 3)23.660.7422.0224.46778
Household and farm controls
 Household size (wave 1)4.912.26118778
 Household size (wave 2)5.282.33119778
 Household size (wave 3)5.372.32115778
 Household owns livestock (wave 1)0.670.4701778
 Household owns livestock (wave 2)0.820.3901778
 Household owns livestock (wave 3)0.820.3901778
 Farm size (in ha) (wave 1)1.601.030.006.07770
 Farm size (in ha) (wave 2)1.691.030.026.27771
 Farm size (in ha) (wave 3)1.510.920.0026.18777
 Number of plots (wave 1)2.591.1617770
 Number of plots (wave 2)2.451.0517766
 Number of plots (wave 3)2.821.2417777
Main channels
 Agricultural production (kg/ha) (wave 1)1,643.552,155.630.0014,645.78739
 Agricultural production (kg/ha) (wave 2)1,647.681,849.420.0011,627.17752
 Agricultural production (kg/ha) (wave 3)3,079.354,323.61204.9933,286.53773
 Total net income (wave 1)1,499.741,766.98−584.7010,306.70778
 Total net income (wave 2)1,692.991,995.52−235.6911,821.62778
 Total net income (wave 3)2,137.042,188.23−252.2611,385.66778
 Net wage income (wave 1)276.141,086.490.0017,060.92778
 Net wage income (wave 2)138.00386.480.007,056778
 Net wage income (wave 3)224.10627.450.0010,277778
 Wage employment (wave 1)0.350.4801778
 Wage employment (wave 2)0.420.4901778
 Wage employment (wave 3)0.390.4901777

Sources: Trans-SEC household panel survey (waves 1–3), CHIRPS (precipitation), and ERA5 (temperature).

Note: The balanced sample comprises 778 households surveyed in all three waves. For some households, information is missing for some variables.