Research Article

Determinants of Biogas Technology Adoption in Rural Households of Aleta Wondo District, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents ( adopters, and nonadopters).

VariablesAdoptersNonadopters-test value
MeanSDMeanSD

Age of HHH46.4911.6245.8014.11-0.290.77
Household size6.713.045.923.08-1.490.14
Education of HHH5.863.423.633.41-3.780.01
Livestock holding4.135.671.552.18-3.990.01
Annual income HHH26, 152.9423,810.9714,073.1115,598.15-3.720.01
Total land size (ha)1.760.881.471.10-1.630.11

indicates level of significance at 1%. HHH: household head.