Table 6 Statistical description of model variables by vulnerability category

Sex of HH head: female

67 (44%)

62 (20%)

24 (45%)

Age of HH head: 50+ years

6 (41%)

33 (34%)

35 (25%)

Experiences in the area: less than 5 years

10 (16%)

10 (44%)

4 (4%)

HH size: more than 5 persons

27 (8%)

92 (22%)

76 (42%)

Educational level: no primary education

72 (45%)

107 (5%)

63 (55%)

Dependents: more than 5 persons

10 (47%)

58 (41%)

59 (33%)

Marital status: single (including divorced and widowed)

31 (42%)

41 (55%)

17 (46%)

Linkages: HH with no social linkages

18 (42%)

34 (52%)

26 (21%)

Visit by extension officers: no access to extension services

67 (17%)

65 (39%)

32 (20%)

Access to early warning information: having no access

77 (14%)

100 (9%)

49 (45%)

Non-farm income: HH with no farm income

5 (47%)

43 (33%)

58 (34%)

Herd size in TLU: own less than 2 TLUs

23 (39%)

17 (44%)

4 (31%)

Herd structure: no milking herd

72 (30%)

97 (23%)

51 (42%)

Distance to market: more than 10 km away

20 (44%)

51 (18%)

40 (27%)

Property regime: own private land

4 (26%)

13 (46%)

9 (40%)

Access to remittances: no cash transfers

58 (8%)

71 (36%)

46 (30%)

HH employed: no member of HH employed

81 (46%)

118 (15%)

67 (30%)

HH coping strategies: more than 2 coping strategies

82 (46%)

121 (50%)

66 (25%)

Livestock diversity: less than 2 species

5 (35%)

57 (35%)

75 (58%)

Credit access: having no access to credit at all

78 (46%)

108 (33%)

49 (17%)

Mobility: able to move livestock freely

42 (19%)

93 (41%)

70 (32%)

Climate change: experiencing change

43 (23%)

59 (26%)

38 (47%)

Drought: noticed increasing events

4 (44%)

3 (30%)

3 (21%)

Flood: noticed change

3 (33%)

7 (44%)

2 (29%)

Wind: noticed unusual change

11 (41%)

16 (25%)

7 (45%)

HH facing more than 2 hazards in 5 years

63 (40%)

99 (30%)

57 (26%)