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Table 1
Description of explanatory variables and their expected effect on households' attitude towards the solar home system.
| Variables | Description | Expected sign |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of head | Dummy, 1 = male, 0= female | ± |
| Age of head | Continuous variable, year | ± |
| Family size | Continuous variable, number | ± |
| Off-farm income | Dummy, 1 = If the household has off-farm income, 0 = otherwise | + |
| Land | Continuous variable, number | + |
| Cattle(TLU) | Continuous variable, number | + |
| Credit | Dummy, 1 = If household got access to credit, 0 = otherwise | + |
| Phone | Dummy, 1 = if the household has a cell phone, 0 if not | + |
| Media | Dummy, 1 = if HH has media access, 0= otherwise | + |
| Training | Dummy, 1 = If household got training, 0= otherwise | + |
| Log income | Continuous variable, Birr | + |
| Education | Dummy, 0 = illiterate, 1 = basic education, 2 = primary education, 3 = secondary education, 4 = preparatory & above | + |
| House | Dummy, 0 = one room house, 1 = two room house, 3 = three & above rooms house | + |
| Kebele-dummy | Kebele dummy (0 = Michig, 1 = Yelemelem, 2 = Limichim, 3 = Yegelaw) | ± |
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