Type of indicators
Qualitative
Relative dimension and aggregated criteria
Social sustainability: Sustainability of farm work: Social needs
Description
This indicator relates to the quality of life of farmers in terms of meeting social needs in their professional life. This is measured through perceptions of isolation, and social connection and involvement in agriculture.
Indicator calculation
Where:
𝑆𝑖 = Farmer response to statement 𝑖
𝑛 = Total amount of statements taken into account for this indicator
Responses to statements are measured on a 5-point Likert scales, ranging from strongly disagree, disagree, neither agree or disagree, agree, and strongly agree. For all statements, the value 1 indicates the highest level of social sustainability, and 5 represents the lowest level. Hence, the order of the 5-point scale depends on the direction of the statements (e.g., negative or positive expected effect on social sustainability).
Statements taken into account in this indicator and their expected effect on social sustainability are the following:
Unit
Quantitative score, taking values from 1 to 5.
Indicator interpretation
Higher values indicate lower fulfilment of social needs related to farm work.
Scale definition
| Scale | DEXi interpretation | Reference |
| [1; 1.5 ]
|
High | Based on expert opinion
|
| [1.5; 3.5 ]
|
Medium | |
| [3.5; 5]
|
Low |