Table 2.
The list of variable description.
| Variables | Variable symbol | Variable definition | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables | ||||
| Forestland management efficiency | FME | Total factor productivity | 0.447 | 0.258 |
| Independent variable | ||||
| Forestland management size | FMS | Logarithmic treatment of actual acreage operated during the year (acres) | 3.969 | 1.297 |
| Square term for forestland management size | SFMS | Logarithm of the square term of the actual area operated during the year (acres) | 7.938 | 2.594 |
| Commercial forest | CF | Logarithmic treatment of commercial forest area (acres) | 3.732 | 1.338 |
| Square term for commercial forest | SCF | Logarithmic treatment of commercial forest area square term (acres) | 7.463 | 2.677 |
| Mediating variable | ||||
| Socialized forestry service | FSS | Ever received socialized services? (yes = 1; no = 0) | 0.218 | 0.413 |
| Control variables | ||||
| Personal characteristics | ||||
| Gender | gen | Male = 1; Female = 0 | 0.943 | 0.231 |
| Age | old | Age of surveyed farmers | 56.414 | 10.253 |
| Education level | edu | Elementary school and below = 1; middle school = 2; middle or high school = 3; college or bachelor‘s degree or higher = 4 | 1.892 | 0.826 |
| Are engaged in forestry-related activities | FC | Yes = 1; No = 2 | 0.726 | 0.448 |
| Family characteristics | ||||
| Business model | MO | single-family = 1, joint-family = 2, family forestry = 3, corporate forestry = 4, joint-stock cooperative = 5 | 1.483 | 1.159 |
| Is forestry a major source of income | FMI | Yes = 1, No = 0 | 0.090 | 0.287 |
| Village characteristics | ||||
| Labor transfer | LT | Percentage of village labor migration | 0.540 | 0.238 |