Table 2.

Description of independent variables.

Variable name	Variable type	Variable description	Expected sign	Previous studies
Sex	Dummy	Sex of household head: 1 = male and 0 = female	+	[45]
Age	Continuous	Age of household head in a number of years	+/−	[46,47]
Family size	Discrete	Household's number of family members	+	[48]
Education	Discrete	Household head's education status in a number of years in school	+/−	[46,48]
Perception	Dummy	Perception of farmers on soil erosion seriousness: 1 = not a problem, 2 = a problem	+	[46]
Land size	Continuous	Total landholding size of the household in hectares	+/−	[49,50]
TLU	Continuous	Livestock ownership of household head in tropical livestock unit (TLU) in number	+
Material	Dummy	Household material resource availability to construct soil and water conservation technologies “1” for if a household had material and “0” for if a household had no material	+	[51]
Responsibility	Dummy	Household head responsibility in kebele/social group “1” if responsible and “0” if not responsible	+	[52]
Extension	Dummy	Household head access to extension service “1” for if a household had extension service and “0” for if a household had no extension service	+	[47]
Distance	Continuous	Household's farmland distance from the local market in minutes	–	[53]
Slope	Dummy	The slope of farmland “1” if flat; “2″if steep	+	[54]
Workability	Dummy	The perception of the households on the construction of soil and water conservation technologies “1” for if difficult, “2” for if easy	+	[46]