Dataset on Agro-Pastoral Youth Participation in Development Interventions in East and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Data were collected from male and female youth (15-29 years old) located in 4 Woredas/districts of East and West Hararghe Zones, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The research covered a total of 398 randomly selected youth. Roughly 50% of the sample were female youth. Selection criteria included: gender, education, economic and social status, and resource endowment. The STATA dataset (WORDOFA_Youth_Participation_Dataset_02 March 2023.dta) contains the following elements. 1. Study area and participant identifiers (ZONE, WOREDA, Household/respondent ID); 2. Socio-demographic characteristics (age, education, family size, gender). 3. Data on youth employment and participation in the labour market (using ‘availability of appropriate job opportunities’ and ‘youth engagement in on-farm and non-/off-farm income-generating activities’). 4. Youth engagement in on-farm and non-/off-farm income-generating activities (IGAs): in addition to access to employment and status of employment, this section presents data on childhood job aspirations and interest of the youth to start their own businesses and IGAs. 5. Data on agricultural production, income and food security status (experience in farming, land holding size, land registration certificate, livestock possessions, expenditure for productive inputs, on-farm income, food consumption score, household dietary diversity score) 6. Data on youth perception on whether agriculture can be a basic means of livelihood; whether agriculture can be a viable profession with a reasonable financial return; and level of satisfaction with current (agricultural) job 7. Data on youth access to basic services, infrastructure and facilities, youth ownership of asset, control over use of income, and decision about credit. 8. Data on youth participation in public extension and advisory services, including farmer field schools (FFSs), farmer training centers (FTCs), and pastoral training centers (PTCs) 9. Data on youth participation in microfinance institutions (MFI) and small and medium enterprise (SME) promotion activities. 10. Youth engagement in community-based organizations (CBOs), networks and groups; youth participation in the productive safety net program (PSNP) and cooperatives. 11. Data on status of youth access to and participation in the activities of various NGOs operating in their vicinity. The variable names, labels, values and descriptions of all the 64 variables contained in the STATA file are given in the file: Codebook - description of variables in the dataset.pdf本研究数据采集自埃塞俄比亚奥罗米亚州东哈勒盖与西哈勒盖地区4个区（Woredas）的15至29岁男女青年。本次研究共随机选取398名青年作为样本，其中女性青年占比约50%。样本选取标准涵盖性别、受教育程度、经济与社会地位以及资源禀赋。 本研究使用的STATA数据集（文件名为WORDOFA_Youth_Participation_Dataset_02 March 2023.dta）包含以下内容： 1. 研究区域与参与者标识符（ZONE、WOREDA、家庭/受访者ID）； 2. 社会人口学特征（年龄、受教育程度、家庭规模、性别）； 3. 青年就业与劳动力市场参与相关数据（采用“合适就业机会可得性”与“青年参与农场内及非/非农创收活动”两类指标）； 4. 青年参与农场内及非/非农创收活动（Income-Generating Activities，IGAs）：除就业可得性与就业现状外，本部分还涵盖青年童年职业抱负、自主创业及开展创收活动的意愿相关数据； 5. 农业生产、收入与粮食安全状况相关数据（包含农业从业经历、土地持有规模、土地登记证书、牲畜保有量、生产性投入支出、农场收入、食物消费得分、家庭饮食多样性得分）； 6. 青年认知相关数据，涵盖农业是否可作为基本生计手段、是否可作为具备合理财务回报的可行职业，以及对当前（农业）工作的满意度水平； 7. 青年获取基本服务、基础设施与设施的情况，青年资产所有权、收入支配权及信贷决策相关数据； 8. 青年参与公共推广与咨询服务的数据，包括农民田间学校（Farmer Field Schools，FFSs）、农民培训中心（Farmer Training Centers，FTCs）及牧民培训中心（Pastoral Training Centers，PTCs）； 9. 青年参与小额信贷机构（Microfinance Institutions，MFIs）及中小企业（Small and Medium Enterprises，SMEs）推广活动的数据； 10. 青年参与社区组织（Community-Based Organizations，CBOs）、网络与团体的情况，以及参与生产安全网计划（Productive Safety Net Program，PSNP）与合作社的情况； 11. 青年获取并参与周边运营的各类非政府组织（Non-Governmental Organizations，NGOs）活动的相关数据。 该STATA文件中共包含64个变量，所有变量的名称、标签、取值及说明详见附件文件：《Codebook - description of variables in the dataset.pdf》