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other hand, correlation coefficients are high and significant,
with the exceptions of Village VI (Gunungwangi) where quality
of dry land varies greatly, and of Village VII (Malausma) in
terms of all house gardens. In terms of “all dry land” and “all dry

agricultural land”, the correlation coefficients are especially
high in the upland.
Looking at farm animals owned, results from the correla-
tion exercise were variable. The coefficients are very high and
significant in Wargabinangun and Gemarang. The likely expla-
nation is that in these two villages, buffaloes, one of the expen-
sive farm animals, also represent social status which went along
with sawah ownership. In Village II (Lanjan), the correlation
is negative. For technical reasons, land was prepared in Lanjan
by ploughs only in wet season and only by a few farmers, while
the use of tractors has become more common. This may ex-
plain the small number of buffaloes or cattle owned in this
village.
In the upland villages, sawah ownership is correlated sig-
nificantly with farm animals owned (except in Village VI where
only a few farm animals were found), although the coefficients
were not high.
Looking at the other indicator of economic status, namely,

value of consumer durables, it appears that this variable was
the most consistent of all, though correlation coefficients were
also not high ranging from 0.23–0.47. If we exclude extreme
values, it turns out that the coefficient increases significantly
in all villages (See row III b in Table 6.6) although it unexpect-
edly falls in Village VI (Gunungwangi).
An additional point may be noted when we look at corre-

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