Table 3.
Descriptions and measurement of independent variables
| Variable name | Description and measurement |
|---|---|
| Livelihood variables | |
| HH income loss amid COVID-19 (%) | Percent of household income lost in the first three months (April—June 2020) of amid COVID-19 |
| HH member lost job (0/1) | HH member lost job amid COVID-19 (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| HH livelihood on-farm (0/1) | Household’s main livelihood activity is farming (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Demographic and geographic variables | |
| HH in rural area (0/1) | HH resident in rural areas (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Location north state (0/1) | HH located in northern Nigerian states (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| HH head male (0/1) | HH head male (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| HH head age (years) | Age of HH head (in completed years) |
| HH head married (0/1) | HH head married (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Household size (#) | Size of the household (head count) |
| HH member migrated amid-COVID (0/1) | HH member migrated amid-COVID-19 (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Human and social capital variables | |
| Education secondary (0/1) | HH head completed secondary school (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Education above secondary (0/1) | HH head obtained above secondary education (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Received family/friends support (0/1) | HH received cash or in-kind support from friends/family (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| HH assets/wealth indicators | |
| Land size owned (ha) | Total size of land owned by the household (ha) |
| Livestock size owned (TLU) | Total number of livestock owned by the household (TLU) |
| External support and information access | |
| Received government/NGO support (0/1) | HH received cash or in-kind support from government or non-government sources (1 = yes; 0 otherwise) |
| Access to amid COVID-19-related info (0/1) | HH had access to information on COVID-19 (1= yes; 0 otherwise) |
HH Household, ha hectare, TLU Tropical livestock unit