Table 1.
Household food insecurity distribution according to socio-demographic characteristics of the population. Mexican adults (20–59 years old). ENSANUT MC 2016
| n | Household food secure | Mildly household-food insecure | Moderately household-food insecure | Severely household-food insecure | P | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95 % CI | % | 95 % CI | % | 95 % CI | % | 95 % CI | |||
| Sex | 0·613 | |||||||||
| Women | 1807 | 29·8 | 26·7, 33·3 | 41·4 | 38·4, 44·5 | 17·7 | 15·6, 20·0 | 11·0 | 9·5,12·8 | |
| Men | 3649 | 28·5 | 25·1, 32·2 | 39·9 | 36·3, 43·6 | 20·1 | 17·3, 23·3 | 11·4 | 9·2, 14·2 | |
| Age group (years) | 0·637 | |||||||||
| 20–29 | 1242 | 31·7 | 27·5, 36·3 | 38·7 | 34·7, 42·9 | 17·7 | 14·4, 21·7 | 11·8 | 8·9, 15·5 | |
| 30–39 | 1589 | 28·8 | 24·7, 33·3 | 43·2 | 38·3, 48·1 | 18·3 | 15·1, 22·0 | 9·7 | 7·6, 12·3 | |
| 40–49 | 1457 | 29·0 | 24·7, 33·7 | 39·5 | 35·8, 43·2 | 20·1 | 16·7, 23·9 | 11·5 | 8·9, 14·7 | |
| 50–59 | 1168 | 25·7 | 21·4, 30·5 | 42·4 | 38·1, 46·8 | 19·9 | 16·4, 24·0 | 12·0 | 9·2, 15·6 | |
| Indigenous ethnicity | <0·001 | |||||||||
| No | 4862 | 30·4 | 27·9, 33·0 | 40·5 | 37·9, 43·1 | 18·4 | 16·7, 20·3 | 10·7 | 9·3, 12·3 | |
| Yes | 594 | 12·3 | 7·9, 18·8 | 44·0 | 36·4, 51·8 | 25·0 | 18·3, 33·2 | 18·6 | 12·1, 27·6 | |
| Education level | <0·001 | |||||||||
| High school or higher | 1439 | 40·2 | 35·5, 45·2 | 37·9 | 33·9, 42·0 | 14·2 | 11·6, 17·3 | 7·7 | 5·8, 10·1 | |
| Elementary or secondary | 3683 | 22·3 | 20·0, 24·7 | 43·1 | 40·1, 46·1 | 21·6 | 19·2, 24·2 | 13·0 | 11·2, 15·0 | |
| Preschool or none | 334 | 18·7 | 11·4, 28·9 | 35·2 | 26·1, 45·5 | 24·7 | 17·8, 33·1 | 21·5 | 13·7. 32·0 | |
| Marital status | 0·485 | |||||||||
| Single/divorced/widow | 1645 | 28·9 | 25·1, 32·9 | 40·1 | 35·7, 44·6 | 18·2 | 15·2, 21·6 | 12·8 | 10·5, 15·6 | |
| Married/cohabitating | 3811 | 29·4 | 26·6, 32·4 | 41·0 | 38·4, 43·8 | 19·1 | 17·2, 21·3 | 10·4 | 8·7, 12·3 | |
| Number of people residing in the household | 0·014 | |||||||||
| 1–2 | 1786 | 31·9 | 28·4, 35·8 | 38·8 | 35·4, 42·2 | 20·3 | 17·4, 23·6 | 8·9 | 7·4, 10·8 | |
| 3–4 | 2376 | 30·4 | 26·6, 34·4 | 41·9 | 38·4, 45·4 | 18·0 | 15·5, 20·9 | 9·7 | 7·9, 11·9 | |
| 5 or more | 1294 | 25·8 | 21·8, 30·2 | 40·4 | 35·5, 45·6 | 18·9 | 15·6, 22·6 | 14·9 | 12·1, 18·3 | |
| Residence area | <0·001 | |||||||||
| Rural | 2774 | 21·7 | 18·8, 25·0 | 47·8 | 44·6, 51·0 | 19·8 | 17·2, 22·8 | 10·6 | 8·7, 12·9 | |
| Urban | 2682 | 31·7 | 28·7, 34·8 | 38·4 | 35·5, 41·5 | 18·5 | 16·4, 20·8 | 11·4 | 9·7, 13·3 | |
| Region of the country | 0·010 | |||||||||
| Centre | 1424 | 28·3 | 23·8, 33·4 | 44·2 | 39·3, 49·2 | 16·9 | 14·2, 19·9 | 10·5 | 8·1, 13·7 | |
| Mexico City | 599 | 32·2 | 26·3, 38·9 | 35·4 | 30·4, 40·9 | 21·4 | 16·9, 26·7 | 10·9 | 7·9, 14·9 | |
| North | 1714 | 34·3 | 29·6, 39·2 | 37·6 | 33·1, 42·4 | 16·4 | 13·3, 20·0 | 11·8 | 9·5, 14·5 | |
| South | 1719 | 23·0 | 19·6, 26·8 | 43·6 | 39·5, 47·7 | 21·8 | 18·2, 26·0 | 11·6 | 8·9, 14·9 | |
| Socio-economic level | <0·001 | |||||||||
| Q5 | 1051 | 43·1 | 38·3, 48·0 | 40·1 | 35·6, 44·9 | 12·6 | 9·4, 16·6 | 4·2 | 2·9, 6·2 | |
| Q4 | 1073 | 28·7 | 24·6, 33·2 | 42·0 | 37·6, 46·5 | 17·4 | 14·2, 21·1 | 11·9 | 8·7, 16·0 | |
| Q3 | 1112 | 26·3 | 21·4, 31·9 | 37·0 | 32·0, 42·2 | 23·4 | 19·5, 27·8 | 13·3 | 10·0, 17·5 | |
| Q2 | 1126 | 17·1 | 14·0, 20·6 | 42·1 | 37·3, 47·1 | 23·2 | 19·5, 27·3 | 17·7 | 13·5, 22·7 | |
| Q1 | 1094 | 11·2 | 8·5, 14·8 | 43·7 | 38·7, 48·9 | 26·8 | 21·7, 32·6 | 18·3 | 13·8, 23·8 | |
Qi, quintile and quintile number (Q5 represents the highest socio-economic level).
P-values correspond to the χ2 test of independence for each variable and food insecurity level.