Table 1.

Socioeconomic characteristics of the households in each village

Variables	Mepuagiua (n = 157)				Lioma (n = 139)				t-test
	Average	Min	Max	Sd	Average	Min	Max	Sd	tCritical	p (T ≤ t)
Age of household head	36.9	18	83	14.72	33.2	18	65	10.4	1.969	0.013**
Size of the household	4.89	1	11	2.12	5.2	1	13	2.01	1.968	0.122
Farm size (ha)	1.32	0.2	5	0.85	1.39	0.2	5.5	1.01	1.969	0.565
Livestock diversity	2.73	0	4	0.56	3.06	0	6	1.14	1.971	0.671
Education of household head	4.71	0	10	2.57	5.9	0	16	2.54	1.968	< 0.001***
Crop diversity	3.27	1	9	1.31	3.87	1	9	1.68	1.969	< 0.001***

Significant levels: ***1%, **5%, *10%