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 |
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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) |