Table 2.

Evidence of Food Scarcity and Maternal/Child Diet Inequalities in Sample Households (n=51).

Variable	Mean/%	SD	Min	Max
Household Food Scarcity
Perceived food insecurity moderate (6–9 affirmative)	4%		0	1
Perceived food insecurity severe (10–15 affirmative)	96%		0	1
Household % energy adequacy	74.7	25.2	22.8	150.9
Household % protein adequacy	153.6	60.2	36.7	349.4
Individual dietary adequacy
Mothers’ % energy adequacy	62.5	20.3	25.4	140.5
Mothers’ % protein adequacy	94.2	39.3	31.3	235.6
Children’s % energy adequacy	77.2	24.3	23.8	135.6
Children’s % protein adequacy	182.9	60.1	44.4	300.6
Maternal/child dietary inequalities
Energy:
Child – Mother % energy adequacy	14.6	26.7	−79.0	61.9
Child exceeds mother’s adequacy	75%		0	1
Protein:
Child – Mother % protein adequacy	87.9	63.4	−83.3	215.9
Child exceeds mother’s adequacy	90%		0	1