Table 1.
Description of the farmer demographic and household characteristic variables used in the regression models, Narok South District, Kenya, 2006.
| Variable code | Variable description |
|---|---|
| EDUC | Number of years of education of the household head |
| INC | Household income |
| CROSS | Number of cross-bred cattle in a herd |
| FAMSIZE | Number of members in a household who are dependent on the household head |
| HRDSIZE | Household cattle herd size |
| TIMES | Number of times a herd had suffered CBPP since 1991a |
| YEARS | Number of years since the last incidence of CBPP in the herd |
| HHNO | Number of other households in the homestead |
| GENDER | Sex of household head |
| AGE | Age of the household head |
| DIV | Administrative unit in which the household was situated |
| PRIOR | Priority given to CBPP with respect to control |
| LIKE | Likelihood of CBPP occurring in the herd |
| HHSITU | Household head's perception of the household economic situation |
| SALT | Practice of mixing cattle at salt licks |
| TREAT | Practice of treating CBPP cases |
| OCC | Occupation of the household head |
| GROUP | Membership of any household member to an organized group |
| LEAD | Any leadership position of the household head in the community |
| CLAN | Sub-clan of the household head |
| REAC | Adverse post-vaccination reactions to previous CBPP vaccination in the herd |
| KNOW | Household head's knowledge of CBPP |
a
The year that CBPP returned in the study area.