Effects of cattle rustling and household characteristics on migration decisions and herd size amongst pastoralists in Baringo District, Kenya

Pastoralism

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Table 3 Determinants of the decision to migrate amongst pastoral communities in Baringo District, Kenya.

Variable	Coefficient	S.E.	P>z	Effects
Gender of household head	0.188^a	0.690	0.085	0.008
Age of household head	-0.040^b	0.019	0.035	-0.001
Education level of household head	0.015	0.047	0.741	0.001
Size of the household	0.011	0.039	0.780	0.001
Number of cattle owned	0.021^b	0.010	0.032	0.001
Ratio of sheep and goats to cattle	-0.095	0.130	0.467	-0.003
Log non-livestock income	-0.222^b	0.112	0.048	-0.008
Intensity of cattle rustling	2.207^c	0.659	0.001	0.243
Type of land ownership	0.073	0.675	0.914	0.002
Drought and/or diseases	1.377^b	0.677	0.042	0.164
Livestock lost to rustlers	0.647^a	0.493	0.089	0.030
Herder's perception on livestock migration	2.415^c	0.654	0.001	0.255
Constant term	-3.240	1.333	0.015
Number of observations	110
LR chi²(l2)	61.22
Probability > chi²	0.000
Log likelihood	-25.790
Pseudo R²	0.543

^aSignificant 10%; ^bsignificant at 5%; ^csignificant at 1%. S.E., standard error.