Description of Househould Survey Variables

Household survey data collected by the Agrisys Tanzania research team in November and December 2019. Data collected in the northern region of Kilombero Valley, Tanzania. Below you can find a description of all variables in the dataset.

Name Description
site_id Location code
date Date (format: ‘yyyy-mm-dd’)
village Village name
soc_age Age (in years)
soc_gender Gender (‘1’= woman, ‘0’= man)
soc_village_resp Village responsibility (‘1’= has role or responsibility in the village/ ward/ local area for which is publicly known)
soc_house_members Number of people that normally live in respondent’s household
soc_houseowner Houseowner (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
soc_assoc_member Group membership (‘1’= respondent or household member is part of an organised group or association)
soc_foodneeds ‘How often in the last year did you have problems satisfying the food needs of the household?’ (‘4’= never, ‘0’= always)
soc_stress ‘Do you usually find yourself worrying about something?’ (‘4’= always, ‘0’= never)
soc_house_providers Number of house providers
soc_house_r_less18 Ratio of house members that are under the age of 18 years
pcp_pred_damage_insect Perceived crop damage caused by insects (‘3’= Lost more than ½ of total production, ‘0’= none)
pcp_pred_damage_others Perceived crop damage caused by other animals (‘3’= Lost more than ½ of total production, ‘0’= none)
pcp_enough_cropland ‘I have access to enough fertile land to meet all the needs of my household.’ (‘5’= completely agree, ‘1’= completely disagree)
pcp_percept_nat_overall Perceived overall nature impact on livelihoods (‘5’= Very good, ‘1’= Very bad)
pra_farm_exp_y Number of years farming experience (‘1’= Less than 1 year; ‘2’= 1 to 5 years; ‘3’= 6 to 10 years; ‘4’= More than 10 years)
pra_farm_exp_act Participates in farming activities (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_farm_exp_dec Participates in farming decisions (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_farm_advice Accessed farming advisory services (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_plot_owns Owns farm plots (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_plot_owns_n Number of plots owned
pra_trees_n_farm Number of in-farm trees (‘1’= 10 or less; ‘2’= 11 to 50; ‘3’= 51 to 100; ‘4’= More than 100)
pra_trees_rich_farm Perceived in-farm tree richness
pra_trees_planted Planted trees last year (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_land_staple_all Mean area (in acres) dedicated to staple crops throughout both seasons
pra_land_cash_all Mean area (in acres) dedicated to cash crops throughout both seasons
pra_staple_r_all Ratio of farm area dedicated to staple crops in both seasons
pra_cash_r_all Ratio of farm area dedicated to cash crops in both seasons
pra_trees_r_all Ratio farm area dedicated to trees in both seasons
pra_crops_n_staple Number of different crops planted for domestic consumption
pra_crops_n_selling Number of different crops planted for selling
pra_yield_maize_all Declared maize yield, in kg (both seasons)
pra_yield_rice_all Declared rice yield, in kg (both seasons)
pra_yield_sugarcane_all Declared sugarcane yield, in kg (both seasons)
pra_pract_all_n Number of farm practices used of a list of 23 options
pra_pract_agroeco Number of agroecological farm practices used
pra_protects_crop Uses protection measures against damage (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
pra_inputs_used_n Number of different inputs used
pra_inputs_used_n_pest Pesticide use (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
participant_id Unique identification code for each respondent
yield_staple Estimated productivity (kg/acre) of maize and rice in last year, both normalised on a 0-1 scale and added together |
pra_pract_agroeco_n Number of different agroecological practices used at farm-scale
crop_damage Lost more than a ¼ crop production to pests and/or mammals in the last year (‘1’= Yes, ‘0’= no)
pcp_es_all Total number of ecosystem services listed as being provided by natural habitats in and around the farm
pcp_dis_all Total number of ecosystem disservices listed as being provided by natural habitats in and around the farm
synthetic_inputs_n Number of different synthetic inputs (total of four options) used at farm-scale
savings Has financial savings (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
walls Material used for household walls (‘3’= concrete bricks, ‘2’= plastered mud bricks, ‘1’= mud bricks, ‘0’= mud and sticks)
hh_items Total of assets owned from a list of 13 household items
banking Uses formal banking services (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
livelihood Total of different activities contributing to livelihood
water_access Walking time (minutes) to reach drinking water supply (‘2’= [0-1], ‘1’= ]1-10[, ‘0’= [10-120])
land_owned Total area owned (acres)
livestock Most valuable livestock owned (‘3’= cattle, ‘2’= pigs, sheep, goat, ‘1’= poultry, fish, rabbits, ‘0’= none)
old_age Confidence in providing for oneself in old age (‘4’= very confident, ‘3’= somewhat confident, ‘2’= neutral/ don’t know, ‘1’= somewhat uncertain, ‘0’= very uncertain)
dependents Confidence in providing for dependents (‘4’= very confident, ‘3’= somewhat confident, ‘2’= neutral/ don’t know, ‘1’= somewhat uncertain, ‘0’= very uncertain)
security Perception of security from theft (‘4’= very safe, ‘3’= somewhat safe, ‘2’= neutral/ don’t know, ‘1’= somewhat unsafe, ‘0’= very unsafe)
work_satisf Satisfaction with livelihood opportunities (‘4’= very satisfied, ‘3’= somewhat satisfied, ‘2’= neutral/ don’t know, ‘1’= somewhat dissatisfied, ‘0’= very dissatisfied)
borrowing Borrowed money in last year including informal loans (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
recognition Perception that voice is heard in important village decisions (‘2’= yes, ‘1’= don’t know, ‘0’= no)
nature_access Agreement with sentence “I have access to enough natural land to meet all the needs of my household” (‘4’= completely agree, ‘3’= somewhat agree, ‘2’= neutral/ don’t know, ‘1’= somewhat disagree, ‘0’= completely disagree)
insurance Has health insurance (‘1’= yes, ‘0’= no)
unwell Any days too unwell to work during the last year? (‘1’= no, ‘0’= yes)
education Highest education level completed (‘0’= no formal education, ‘1’= no formal education but can read and write, ‘2’= primary (standard 1-4), ‘3’= primary (standard 5-7), ‘4’= secondary (form 1-4), ‘5’= secondary (form 5-6), ‘6’= college, ‘7’= university)
life_qual Life satisfaction (‘0’= not at all satisfied, ‘10’= completely satisfied)
dietdiv Number of different food items, of a total of 12 options, eaten in last 7 days
wci_max Wellbeing composite indicator
wci_max_01 Wellbeing composite indicator (normalised by dividing by its maximum value)