Table 8.4
Basic characteristics of villages located in forest reserves, Chiang Mai (1986–1996), pooled dataset
Variable
All sample
APR villages
NPR villages
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Population (no. of people)
2573
568.96
365.7
1067
597.8
354.7
1506
548.5
372
Village area (Rais)
2277
4354.2
6188.6
987
3561.5
5123.1
1290
4960.6
6833.6
Agricultural land (Rais)
2382
917.6
1085.4
999
945.15
917.1
1383
897.7
1192.2
Paddy rice area (Rais)
2563
279.6
292.4
1073
310.5
289.9
1490
257.2
292.3
Soybean area (Rais)
2654
41.9
143.8
1096
58.8
137.5
1558
29.9
147.1
Area devoted to upland rice (Rais)
2654
57.1
209.4
1096
23.3
98.7
1558
80.8
257.8
% villages with less than 10 % fallow land
2614
17.8
1081
24.6
1533
13.1
% villages with more than 50 % fallow land
2614
27.1
1081
18.0
1533
33.6
Assets
Avg. no. of cows per household
2586
0.82
2.25
1073
0.46
1.53
1513
1.072
2.62
Avg. Proportion hhs owning small tractors
2586
0.07
0.10
1073
0.09
0.11
1513
0.054
0.095
Avg. Proportion hhs owning motor carts
2651
0.002
0.02
1095
0.003
0.02
1556
0.001
0.02
% of hhs working outside tambon
2037
3.6
6.2
994
4.54
7.6
1043
2.7
4.2
Access variables
Avg. one way travel time to mkt. (min)
2408
70.6
66.4
1075
42.52
39.53
1333
93.21
74.5
Avg. one way travel time to district (min)
2509
83.2
90.4
1091
45.47
34.67
1418
112.23
107.8
Avg. proportion. Hhs owning motor bikes
2466
0.26
0.23
1064
0.38
0.24
1402
0.16
0.18
Proportion of literate population
2487
0.41
0.28
1058
0.54
0.23
1429
0.32
0.28
Avg. proportion of hhs with electricity
2586
0.49
0.43
1073
0.72
0.34
1530
0.32
0.41
Inputs
Proportion of adults
2573
0.42
0.13
1067
0.45
0.12
1506
0.39
0.13
% villages using HYV rice
2654
71.6
1096
92.2
1558
57.1
% villages w/sufficient (SR) water
2644
25.9
44
1094
32.5
47
1550
21.2
41
% villages w/sufficient (LR) water
2632
11.4
31.7
1087
9.6
29
1545
12.6
33
% villages that use BAAC credit
2650
43.7
49.6
1096
71
46
1554
25
43
Source: Data provided by Thammasat University, Thailand
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NPR Villages with No secure Property Rights
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Basic characteristics of villages located in forest reserves, Chiang Mai (1986–1996), pooled dataset
Variable
All sample
APR villages
NPR villages
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Obs
Mean
Std. dev
Population (no. of people)
2573
568.96
365.7
1067
597.8
354.7
1506
548.5
372
Village area (Rais)
2277
4354.2
6188.6
987
3561.5
5123.1
1290
4960.6
6833.6
Agricultural land (Rais)
2382
917.6
1085.4
999
945.15
917.1
1383
897.7
1192.2
Paddy rice area (Rais)
2563
279.6
292.4
1073
310.5
289.9
1490
257.2
292.3
Soybean area (Rais)
2654
41.9
143.8
1096
58.8
137.5
1558
29.9
147.1
Area devoted to upland rice (Rais)
2654
57.1
209.4
1096
23.3
98.7
1558
80.8
257.8
% villages with less than 10 % fallow land
2614
17.8
1081
24.6
1533
13.1
% villages with more than 50 % fallow land
2614
27.1
1081
18.0
1533
33.6
Assets
Avg. no. of cows per household
2586
0.82
2.25
1073
0.46
1.53
1513
1.072
2.62
Avg. Proportion hhs owning small tractors
2586
0.07
0.10
1073
0.09
0.11
1513
0.054
0.095
Avg. Proportion hhs owning motor carts
2651
0.002
0.02
1095
0.003
0.02
1556
0.001
0.02
% of hhs working outside tambon
2037
3.6
6.2
994
4.54
7.6
1043
2.7
4.2
Access variables
Avg. one way travel time to mkt. (min)
2408
70.6
66.4
1075
42.52
39.53
1333
93.21
74.5
Avg. one way travel time to district (min)
2509
83.2
90.4
1091
45.47
34.67
1418
112.23
107.8
Avg. proportion. Hhs owning motor bikes
2466
0.26
0.23
1064
0.38
0.24
1402
0.16
0.18
Proportion of literate population
2487
0.41
0.28
1058
0.54
0.23
1429
0.32
0.28
Avg. proportion of hhs with electricity
2586
0.49
0.43
1073
0.72
0.34
1530
0.32
0.41
Inputs
Proportion of adults
2573
0.42
0.13
1067
0.45
0.12
1506
0.39
0.13
% villages using HYV rice
2654
71.6
1096
92.2
1558
57.1
% villages w/sufficient (SR) water
2644
25.9
44
1094
32.5
47
1550
21.2
41
% villages w/sufficient (LR) water
2632
11.4
31.7
1087
9.6
29
1545
12.6
33
% villages that use BAAC credit
2650
43.7
49.6
1096
71
46
1554
25
43
Source: Data provided by Thammasat University, Thailand
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NPR Villages with No secure Property Rights
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