Table 2.

Proportion of stunted children by food security status and asset wealth index at the point of stunting

	Number	% of sample	% stunted	P-Value
Poorest - overall	2815	41.0	52.50	0.26
Food secure	469	20.2	49.5
Moderate	1572	94.9	52.5
Food insecure	774	26.9	54.3
Middle poor - overall	2072	30.2	46.04	0.01
Food secure	554	23.9	40.8
Moderate	1009	60.9	46.6
Food insecure	509	17.7	50.7
Least poor - overall	1971	28.7	46.52	0.08
Food secure	926	39.9	44.3
Moderate	859	51.8	47.6
Food insecure	186	6.5	52.7