Table I.
Proportion / mean |
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All HHs | Non-morta | Mortb | |
Food acquisition | |||
Gather food from bush | |||
Gather herbs | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
Gather fruit | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
Gather insects | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
Grow crops on own plot | |||
Grow maize | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.19 |
Grow crops other than maize | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.61 |
Grow fruit | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.29 |
Grow vegetables | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
Grow other foods | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.17* |
Food security | |||
Not had enough food to eat in last month | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
Not had enough food to eat in last year | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.43 |
Household characteristics | |||
Household size | 6.64 | 6.75 | 6.54 |
Composition | |||
Sex ratio (male:female) | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.70* |
Young age structure | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
Older age structure | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.12 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
Possessions index | 3.21 | 3.11 | 3.30 |
Mortality variables | |||
Adult mortality | 0.53 | 1.00 | |
Adult female mortality | 0.24 | 0.41 | |
Years since death | 0.95 |
p<0.05.
: non-mortality households.
: mortality-affected households.