Table 1.
Changes in household food insecurity scores across year and place, and descriptive statistics of explanatory variables. Standard deviations are reported in parentheses for non-dichotomous variables.
| All | Urban | Semi-urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity score, 2005 | 2.8 (2.5) | 2.7 (2.6) | 2.7 (2.5) | 2.9 (2.4) |
| Food insecurity score, 2008 | 3.7 (1.8) | 3.6 (2.1) | 3.5 (1.8) | 4.1 (1.3) |
| Change in mean food insecurity | 1.0a | 0.9a | 0.7a | 1.3a |
| Percent increase | 36% | 32% | 27% | 45% |
| Wealth index (−1 to 3.4) | 0.0 (0.9) | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.1 (0.8) | −0.6 (0.2) |
| Social capital (1–28) | 11.5 (4.8) | 9.2 (5.1) | 12.4 (4.7) | 13.1 (3.8) |
| Portfolio diversity (0–8) | 2.0 (2.3) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.7 (1.4) | 4.4 (1.6) |
| Female headed (0–1) | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
| Own plot of land (0–1) | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.93 |
| Other household stressors (0–1) | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.66 |
| N | 2610 | 939 | 693 | 978 |
a
p < 0.01, paired difference of means test.