No. |
Variable labels |
Description and encodings |
Type |
Definition of Variables |
Variables Applied in the Models |
1 |
HS |
Household size |
Continuous |
Non-stable houses have fewer family members than stable houses |
Socio-Economic |
2 |
HI |
Household income |
Continuous |
Non-stable houses have lower income than stable houses |
Socio-Economic |
3 |
HHEL |
Education level of head of household: 1= up to Primary, 2= up to O/L and 3= above O/L |
Categorical |
Non-stable householders have less education than stable householders |
Socio-Economic |
4 |
SE |
Settlement year |
Continuous |
Owners of non-stable houses have settled more recently than owners of stable houses |
Socio-Economic |
5 |
IMF |
Immigration from |
Continuous |
Non-stable householders have migrated into low lands from more distant places than stable householders |
Socio-Economic |
6 |
SKJ |
Skill level of jobs: Dummy coded 0= No, 1= Yes |
Categorical-Dummy |
Owners of non-stable houses perform fewer skilled jobs than owners of stable houses |
Socio-Economic |
7 |
VA |
Ownership of vehicles: Dummy coded 0= No, 1= Yes |
Categorical-Dummy |
Non-stable householders own fewer motor vehicles than Stable householders |
Socio-Economic |
8 |
HHA |
Household assets |
Continuous |
Non-stable householders possess lower value of assets than stable householders |
Socio-Economic |
9 |
MU |
Material utilised for conversion of land and housing (in cubic meters) |
Continuous |
Non-stable householders have used less material for land filling than stable householders |
Behaviour |
10 |
TS |
Attitude about technology, skills and adaptation |
Categorical |
Owners of non-stable houses have used less technology and skills in constructing their houses than owners of stable houses |
Behaviour |
11 |
LT |
Living time per week in the house |
Continuous |
Owners of non-stable houses spend fewer number of hours in their houses than owners of stable houses |
Behaviour |
12 |
SDD |
Addictive habits of inhabitants such as smoking, drinking and drugs usage |
|
Addictive habits like smoking, drinking and drugs usage is much higher among owners of non-stable houses than owners of stable houses |
Behaviour |
13 |
PG |
Permanent plants present in a plot |
Continuous |
Owners of non-stable houses have fewer large plants in their plots than owners of stable houses |
Behaviour |
14 |
PPP |
Behaviour relating to participatory approach |
|
Owners of non-stable houses are less involved in activities of a participatory nature than owners of stable houses |
Behaviour |
15 |
LLP |
Low land plants availability in a plot |
|
Non-stable housing plots have more low land related plants than stable houses |
Geo-spatial |
16 |
GWS |
Ground water surface level in a plot |
Continuous |
Non-stable housing plots have higher ground water surface level than stable houses |
Geo-spatial |
17 |
FL |
Flood level in a plot |
Continuous |
Non-stable housing plots are affected by higher flood levels than stable houses |
Geo-spatial |
18 |
DSO |
Distance to environmentally sensitive objects from the plot |
Continuous |
Non-stable houses are much closer to environmentally sensitive objects than stable houses |
Geo-spatial |
19 |
RWR |
Number of days rain water remains in a plot |
Continuous |
Non-stable housing plots suffer more days of water stagnation after rains than stable houses |
Geo-spatial |