Table 1.
The characteristics of sampling farmer households according to different types
| PFH | MFH1 | MFH2 | NH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (household) | 56 | 99 | 213 | 20 |
| % of total households (%) | 14.4 | 25.5 | 54.9 | 5.2 |
| Household size (person household−1) | 4.25 | 4.04 | 4.02 | 4.35 |
| Labor per household (person household−1) | 2.37 | 2.58 | 2.45 | 2.7 |
| 20–40 years old (person household−1) | 1.13 | 1.58 | 1.82 | 1.93 |
| More than 9 years of education (person household−1) | 1.07 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.84 |
| Casual laborers (person household−1) | 0 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.02 |
| Cropland (hectare household−1) | 0.758 | 0.136 | 0.084 | 0 |
| Householder age (year) | 47.62 | 45.75 | 44.56 | 42.2 |
| Householder formal education (year) | 4.35 | 6.24 | 7.78 | 8.5 |
| Net income per farmer (RMB farmer−1 year−1) | 3250 | 4018 | 5133 | 6426 |
| Nonfarm income of total (%) | 5.3 | 33 | 71.43 | 95.6 |
| Energy cost per household (RMB household−1 year−1) | 893 | 1005 | 1116 | 1228 |
| % of total net household income | 6.47 | 6.19 | 5.41 | 4.39 |
Note: Data in value terms are calculated at current prices; PFH pure farmer household, MFH1 mixed farm-business household (type I), MFH2 mixed farm-business household (type II), NH Nonfarm household
Source: Authors’ survey, 2010