Table 3.
Variables used in analysis.
| Dependent Variables | Code |
|---|---|
| Household Dietary Diversity Score | |
| HDDS 1–3 | 1 |
| HDDS 4–6 | 2 |
| HDDS 7–9 | 3 |
| HDDS 10–12 | 4 |
| Household Food Insecurity Access Prevalence (HFIAP) | |
| Food secure | 1 |
| Mildly food insecure | 2 |
| Moderately food insecure | 3 |
| Severely food insecure | 4 |
| Independent Variables | |
| Sex of Household Head | |
| Male | 1 |
| Female | 2 |
| Age of Household Head | |
| 16–24 | 1 |
| 25–34 | 2 |
| 35–44 | 3 |
| 45–54 | 4 |
| 55–64 | 5 |
| 65+ | 6 |
| Education Level of Household Head | |
| None | 1 |
| Primary school | 2 |
| Secondary school | 3 |
| Higher | 4 |
| Employment Status of Household Head | |
| Self-employed | 1 |
| Employed full-time | 2 |
| Employed part-time (incl. casual) | 3 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Duration of Stay in Nairobi City | |
| ≤5 years | 1 |
| 6–10 years | 2 |
| 11–15 years | 3 |
| 16–20 years | 4 |
| >20 | 5 |
| Health Status of Household Head | |
| Healthy | 1 |
| Unhealthy | 2 |
| Household Characteristics | |
| Household Size | |
| 1 person | 1 |
| 2–3 persons | 2 |
| 4–5 persons | 3 |
| 6+ persons | 4 |
| Illness in Household | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Dwelling Type | |
| Formal | 1 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Household Structure Type | |
| Female-centred | 1 |
| Male-centred | 2 |
| Nuclear | 3 |
| Extended | 4 |
| Main Source of HH Income | |
| Formal wage work | 1 |
| Informal wage work | 2 |
| Self-employment (informal) | 3 |
| Self-employment (formal) | 4 |
| Total HH Income | |
| KES ≤ 10,000 | 1 |
| KES 10,001–20,000 | 2 |
| KES 20,001–30,000 | 3 |
| KES 30,001–40,000 | 4 |
| KES 40,001–50,000 | 5 |
| >KES 50,000 | 6 |
| Lived Poverty Index Categories | |
| 0–0.5 | 1 |
| 0.51–1.00 | 2 |
| 1.01–1.50 | 3 |
| >1.50 | 4 |
| % of HH Income Spent on Food | |
| <20% | 1 |
| 21–35% | 2 |
| 36–50% | 3 |
| >50% | 4 |
| Sent Remittances | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Received Food Transfers from Rural Areas | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Household Shares Meal with Neighbours | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Household Purchases Food from Supermarkets | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Household Engages in Urban Agriculture | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Certain Foods due to Food Price Increase | |
| Never | 1 |
| About once a month | 2 |
| About once a week | 3 |
| More than once a week to every day of the week | 4 |
| Gone without Cereals/Grains due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Roots and Tubers due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Vegetables due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Fruits due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Meat, Poultry, or Offal due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Eggs due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Fish and Seafood due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Pulses/Legumes/Nuts due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Milk and Milk Products due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Oils/Fats due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |
| Gone without Sugar/Honey due to Price Increase | |
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 2 |