Table 5 Descriptive statistics of the major determinants of agro-pastoralists’ adaptation measures in the sub-humid zone of Burkina Faso

Adoption

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Number of respondents

74

172

244

4

200

48

49

199

111

137

58

190

75

173

105

143

Percentage of respondents

29.8

69.4

98.4

1.6

80.6

19.4

19.8

80.2

44.8

55.2

23.4

76.6

30.2

69.8

42.3

57.7

Household characteristics: mean (SD)

 Age

57 (11)

54 (11)

55 (11)

54 (13)

53^a (11)

59^b (13)

51^a (9)

56^b (12)

56 (13)

54 (11)

53^a (10)

56^b (12)

51^a (8)

56^b (13)

56 (10)

54 (12)

 Household size

17 (11)

18 (12)

17 (11)

23 (24)

18 (12)

17 (11)

17 (11)

18 (12)

18 (13)

17 (10)

17 (8)

18 (12)

18^a (9)

17^b (13)

18 (14)

17 (10)

 Cattle number

17 (25)

20 (29)

18^a (26)

63^b (66)

22^a (30)

5^b (9)

40^a (32)

13^b (24)

14^a (22)

23^b (31)

14 (13)

20 (31)

12 (13)

22 (32)

18 (29)

19 (27)

 Sheep number

15 (13)

17 (22)

16 (19)

26 (26)

18^a (21)

9^b (7)

31^a (29)

13^b (14)

14^a (19)

18^b (20)

15 (9)

17 (21)

16 (12)

17 (22)

14^a (17)

18^b (20)

 Goat number

19 (12)

12 (15)

14 (14)

19 (21)

14 (15)

12 (12)

21^a (18)

12^b (13)

14 (19)

14 (14)

12 (8)

15 (16)

12 (11)

15 (16)

15 (15)

13 (14)