| |
Converted land
|
Non-converted land
|
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|
Slope of the land (%)
| | |
|
Flat
|
14.21
|
51.99
|
|
Gentle slope
|
26.26
|
24.94
|
|
Steep slope (more than 25 percent)
|
59.53
|
23.06
|
|
Minutes walk to plots
|
30.45
|
20.67
|
|
Land quality compared to other land within the village (%)
| | |
|
Very good
|
2.50
|
17.88
|
|
Good
|
15.49
|
46.19
|
|
So-so
|
36.70
|
32.17
|
|
Bad
|
29.15
|
3.20
|
|
Very bad
|
16.16
|
0.55
|
|
Sample size (plots)
|
1,801
|
1,812
|
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Source: Survey data collected by Beijing Normal University and Hitotsubashi University in 2009.
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Notes: Land characteristics are only available for participating households. The survey asked participating households to report land characteristics for up to five plots for each category of land, converted or non-converted. Numbers reported in the table are averages over all declared plots in each category.
