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Table 2 Coefficient estimates of factors that influence WTP for eco-friendly practices

From: Enhancing healthy ecosystems in northern Ghana through eco-friendly farm-based practices: insights from irrigation scheme-types

Variable

Coeff.

Std. err.

Age

1.45

1.64

Level of education

 No formal education (Ref)

  

 Primary education (1 = had primary education, 0 = otherwise)

97.17**

44.19

 JHS education (1 = JHS, 0 = otherwise)

− 42.81

43.744

 SHS education and higher (SHS and higher = 1, 0 = otherwise)

128.74**

51.41

Marital status (1 = married, 0 = not in union)

80.88**

34.65

Perceived knowledge of EBFMPs (indexed on each EBFMP importance stated)

2.14

4.66

Soil perception (1 = fertile, 0 = less fertile)

66.35*

38.28

Irrigation farm size (acres)

2.37

19.51

Type of irrigation scheme (1 = PIS, 0 = SIS)

178.31***

39.79

Number of obs = 300

  

F(9, 290) = 6.93

  

Prob > F = 0.00

  

R-squared = 0.18

  
  1. *, **, *** Represent 10, 5 and 1% levels of significance respectively