Table 2.
Sample household sociodemographic characteristics; Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005
| Mean or % | se or 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-economic variables (n 366)† | ||
| Monthly per capita family income ($US)‡ | 93·90 | 132·30 |
| Number of residents in household | 4·9 | 1·7 |
| Proportion of food insecurity (%)§ | ||
| Food security | 28·7 | 24·0, 33·3 |
| Mild food insecurity | 35·8 | 30·8, 40·7 |
| Moderate food insecurity | 20·5 | 16·3, 24·6 |
| Severe food insecurity | 15·0 | 11·3, 18·7 |
| Parental variables (n 357)† | ||
| Age (years) | 33·8 | 11·1 |
| Parental education (%) | ||
| <8 years | 58·1 | 52·9, 62·3 |
| ≥8 years | 41·9 | 36·7, 47·0 |
| Children's variables (n 366)† | ||
| Age (months) | 19·9 | 6·5 |
| Total energy intake (kJ/d) | 4259 | 1791 |
| Total energy intake (kcal/d) | 1018 | 428 |
†The values differ due to losses.
‡$US 1·00 = 1·61 Brazilian reais (25 August 2011).
§Food insecurity of the household estimated with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale( 19 ).