Keywords
off-farm income
TOBIT regression model
average marginal impact
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Abstract
This research study explored the role and relevance of income from on and off-farm activities in the income of the rural population. It is also analyzed the factors influencing the income formation of family heads in rural areas by TOBIT regression. An online survey conducted and 138 respondents` answers are analyzed. The results point to an interesting trend. In rural areas of the Republic of Uzbekistan, if a family head being busy in an off-farm activity, his or her average monthly income increases by 640.1 thousand sums. The educated family head, male heads of the household, living near to urban places, and good transport infrastructure raises the average monthly income by 1216.4 thousand, 546.6 thousand, 170.9 thousand, and 335.4 thousand sums respectively. However, 3 years of kids in a family minimizes the income by 433.2 thousand sums. In conclusion, the ways are recommended to improve the rural wellbeing, minimize poverty, and identifying its germination point of region or mahalla.
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