Table 5.

Change in household welfare vs. initial forest patch size and extent deforestation, 1996–2006

	Dependent variable
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
	Δcattle (no.)	Δgoats (no.)	Δemployees (no.)	Δfarm size (ha)	Abandon land? (y/n)	Land sales during study period? (y/n)	Safe water source 2006
Relationship between initial patch size and welfare: Marginal effect of poverty
Patch size = 3	−0.667 (0.531)	−1.97** (0.778)	−0.248* (0.131)	0.325 (0.335)	0.301*** (0.089)	0.253*** (0.092)	−0.179 (0.310)
Patch size = 102	1.91* (1.13)	2.78** (1.43)	−0.462 (0.548)	−0.312 (0.608)	−0.025 (0.091)	0.321** (0.161)	−0.247 (0.308)
Relationship between patch deforestation and welfare: Marginal effects of increase of 1 SD in deforestation
On nonpoor	0.155 (0.208)	0.126 (0.315)	0.082 (0.078)	−0.088 (0.142)	0.014 (0.016)	0.102*** (0.030)	0.146** (0.064)
On poor	0.470 (0.345)	0.849** (0.388)	0.008 (0.064)	−0.005 (0.089)	0.152** (0.064)	0.170** (0.070)	0.203** (0.096)

Significance: *P < 0.10; **P < 0.05; ***P < 0.01.