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Table 4 Correlation (r) between profile of the agricultural landholders and factors to avoid agriculture as a profession (n = 100)

From: Predictive factors to avoid farming as a livelihood

Sr. no.

Variable

Kendall’s tau-b ‘r’ value

1

Age

0.589**

2

Education

0.330**

3

Farming experience

0.250**

4

Left the farming

0.023NS

5

Family size

0.001NS

6

Family type

0.122NS

7

Family dependence ratio

0.008NS

8

Occupation

0.446**

9

Landholding

0.158*

10

Livestock possession

0.207**

11

Annual income

− 0.236**

12

Social participation

0.150*

  1. **Significant at 0.01 level; *Significant at 0.05 level; NS non-significant