Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the village-level variables used in the regression analysis. Variables’ names as given in Tables 1 and 2
| Variables | N | Unit | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome variables | ||||||
| Forest conservation | ||||||
| PLAND | 59 | % | 65.87 | 24.80 | 16.70 | 98.40 |
| ED | 59 | m/ha | 18.52 | 7.00 | 3.35 | 33.31 |
| CPLAND | 59 | % | 45.46 | 26.52 | 3.65 | 91.47 |
| PAFRAC | 56 | – | 1.25 | 0.04 | 1.11 | 1.32 |
| Explanatory variable | ||||||
| Traditional ecological knowledge | ||||||
| TEK | 59 | n | 22.17 | 5.34 | 13.93 | 40.86 |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Acculturation | ||||||
| Schooling | 59 | n years | 1.86 | 1.22 | 0 | 4.62 |
| Spanish | 58 | %/100 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0 | 0.91 |
| TV | 59 | n | 1.36 | 1.32 | 0 | 7 |
| Population | ||||||
| HH | 59 | n | 27.03 | 28.44 | 3 | 190 |
| Spatial location | ||||||
| DistSBY | 59 | km | 30.42 | 18.93 | 2.81 | 80.16 |
| Market integration | ||||||
| Cows | 59 | n | 4.49 | 8.93 | 0 | 41 |
| TravelSB | 59 | n | 18.71 | 16.11 | 2.14 | 99.11 |
| RiceEarningsa | 59 | Bs | 871.57 | 2180.65 | 0 | 16 651.25 |
| RiceSoldb | 58 | arroba | 22.18 | 25.60 | 0 | 166 |
| Forest cleared for agriculture | ||||||
| Defc | 59 | tarea | 10.19 | 5.60 | 3.08 | 43 |
a1 $US ~ 7 Bs (Bolivianos)
b1 arroba = 11.5 kg
c10 Tareas = 1 ha