Table 1.
FI level according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the mother–preschool child and mother–schoolchild pairs
| Total | N* (thousands) | Secure | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |||||
| n | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| FI level in preschool children | ||||||||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||
| Female | 2539 | 1452.9 | 24.2 | 21.7 to 26.79 | 43.8 | 40.9 to 46.6 | 21.6 | 19.5 to 23.8 | 10.5 | 9.0 to 12.2 |
| Male | 2548 | 1522.1 | 24.7 | 22.3 to 27.13 | 45.0 | 42.4 to 47.7 | 18.4 | 16.5 to 20.6 | 11.9 | 10.3 to 13.8 |
| Urbanicity | ||||||||||
| Urban | 3142 | 2123.0 | 26.8 | 24.6 to 29.1 | 43.3 | 40.9 to 45.8 | 18.9 | 17.1 to 20.9 | 10.9 | 9.4 to 12.6 |
| Rural | 1945 | 851.9 | 18.5 | 16.3 to 20.9 | 47.0 | 43.8 to 50.2 | 22.4 | 20.1 to 25.0 | 12.0 | 10.3 to 14.1 |
| Region | ||||||||||
| Northern | 1083 | 524.5 | 30.5 | 27.2 to 34.0 | 42.5 | 38.9 to 46.2 | 15.8 | 13.3 to 18.6 | 11.2 | 9.2 to 13.5 |
| Central | 1804 | 941.8 | 26.7 | 24.0 to 29.6 | 45.3 | 42.2 to 48.4 | 17.4 | 15.1 to 20.0 | 10.6 | 8.8 to 12.6 |
| Mexico City | 200 | 426.5 | 22.1 | 15.6 to 30.4 | 45.5 | 37.9 to 53.4 | 21.9 | 16.3 to 28.8 | 10.5 | 6.3 to 16.9 |
| Southern | 2000 | 1082.2 | 20.4 | 18.1 to 22.8 | 44.1 | 41.1 to 47.1 | 23.4 | 21.2 to 25.9 | 12.1 | 10.3 to 14.2 |
| SES | ||||||||||
| Very low (Q1) | 1319 | 666.0 | 12.4 | 9.9 to 15.4 | 45.8 | 41.9 to 49.6 | 23.8 | 20.8 to 27.1 | 18.0 | 15.1 to 21.4 |
| Low (Q2) | 1187 | 629.8 | 17.6 | 15.0 to 20.6 | 43.4 | 39.3 to 47.7 | 25.1 | 21.5 to 29.2 | 13.8 | 11.2 to 16.9 |
| Medium (Q3) | 1028 | 584.5 | 20.0 | 17.1 to 23.4 | 48.4 | 44.8 to 52.1 | 20.3 | 17.3 to 23.8 | 11.1 | 8.7 to 14.2 |
| High (Q4) | 879 | 575.7 | 29.1 | 25.1 to 33.5 | 44.2 | 39.7 to 48.7 | 18.5 | 15.1 to 22.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 to 10.8 |
| Very high (Q5) | 674 | 519.0 | 47.7 | 42.3 to 53.2 | 39.5 | 34.4 to 44.7 | 10.0 | 7.2 to 13.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 to 4.6 |
| Maternal education | ||||||||||
| None | 349 | 196.4 | 10.0 | 6.8 to 14.4 | 40.6 | 34.2 to 47.4 | 24.7 | 19.4 to 30.9 | 24.7 | 18.9 to 31.5 |
| Primary and/or secondary school | 3568 | 1951.6 | 19.1 | 17.4 to 20.9 | 46.1 | 43.7 to 48.5 | 21.5 | 19.6 to 23.6 | 13.3 | 11.8 to 15.1 |
| Beyond secondary school | 1165 | 823.0 | 40.4 | 36.4 to 44.6 | 41.4 | 37.6 to 45.3 | 15.1 | 12.5 to 18.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 to 4.6 |
| Beneficiaries of food assistance programmes | ||||||||||
| Beneficiaries | 2246 | 1187.1 | 15.7 | 13.6 to 18.1 | 45.8 | 42.7 to 48.8 | 24.5 | 22.1 to 27.1 | 14.0 | 12.0 to 16.3 |
| Non-beneficiaries | 2400 | 1520.1 | 30.2 | 27.6 to 33.0 | 43.8 | 41.1 to 46.6 | 16.9 | 14.9 to 19.1 | 9.0 | 7.6 to 10.8 |
| Indigenous | ||||||||||
| Yes | 101 | 1150.9 | 20.3 | 11.7 to 32.8 | 38.3 | 27.8 to 50.1 | 29.5 | 20.1 to 40.9 | 12.0 | 6.4 to 21.2 |
| No | 1906 | 41.9 | 23.5 | 21.2 to 25.9 | 44.1 | 41.2 to 47.1 | 20.3 | 18.0 to 22.9 | 12.0 | 9.9 to 14.3 |
| FI level in schoolchildren | ||||||||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||
| Female | 4269 | 2413.0 | 23.1 | 21.3 to 25.1 | 42.3 | 40 to 44.3 | 20.1 | 18.4 to 22.0 | 14.4 | 12.9 to 15.9 |
| Male | 4132 | 2337.1 | 24.0 | 21.9 to 26.2 | 43.6 | 41.3 to 45.9 | 19.8 | 18.1 to 21.6 | 12.6 | 11.1 to 14.2 |
| Urbanicity | ||||||||||
| Urban | 5267 | 3444.7 | 26.2 | 24.3 to 28.1 | 42.0 | 39.9 to 43.9 | 18.4 | 16.8 to 20.1 | 13.5 | 12.1 to 15.1 |
| Rural | 3134 | 1306.3 | 16.7 | 14.8 to 18.8 | 45.8 | 43.2 to 48.3 | 24.2 | 22.1 to 26.4 | 13.4 | 11.8 to 15.3 |
| Region | ||||||||||
| Northern | 1796 | 884.6 | 29.5 | 26.4 to 32.8 | 42.3 | 39.2 to 45.4 | 16.2 | 13.9 to 18.8 | 12.0 | 10.2 to 14.2 |
| Central | 2928 | 1446.1 | 25.8 | 23.2 to 8.5 | 45.1 | 42.3 to 47.9 | 16.8 | 14.8 to 19.0 | 12.3 | 10.6 to 14.2 |
| Mexico City | 353 | 717.3 | 25.6 | 20.4 to 31.7 | 36.2 | 30.4 to 42.4 | 21.6 | 16.7 to 27.5 | 16.6 | 12.0 to 22.3 |
| Southern | 3324 | 1738.9 | 18.0 | 16.2 to 19.9 | 44.2 | 42.1 to 46.5 | 23.8 | 21.8 to 25.9 | 14.0 | 12.4 to 15.7 |
| SES | ||||||||||
| Very low (Q1) | 1977 | 980.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 to 11.6 | 42.5 | 39.1 to 46.1 | 26.2 | 23.3 to 29.4 | 21.7 | 18.7 to 25.1 |
| Low (Q2) | 1874 | 947.06 | 15.0 | 12.9 to 17.5 | 39.6 | 36.3 to 42.9 | 25.5 | 22.4 to 28.9 | 19.9 | 17.1 to 22.9 |
| Medium (Q3) | 1717 | 914.6 | 16.0 | 13.6 to 18.7 | 50.5 | 46.8 to 54.2 | 19.7 | 17.1 to 22.6 | 13.9 | 11.5 to 16.6 |
| High (Q4) | 1583 | 995.9 | 29.8 | 26.4 to 33.4 | 43.8 | 40.4 to 47.2 | 17.4 | 14.7 to 20.5 | 9.05 | 7.3 to 11.1 |
| Very high (Q5) | 1250 | 912.7 | 48.2 | 43.8 to 52.7 | 38.5 | 34.7 to 42.4 | 10.7 | 8.0 to 14.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 to 4.4 |
| Maternal education | ||||||||||
| None | 651 | 339.1 | 13.4 | 10.0 to 17.7 | 40.9 | 35.8 to 46.2 | 21.6 | 17.6 to 26.1 | 24.1 | 19.5 to 29.5 |
| Primary and/or secondary school | 5970 | 3212.5 | 18.7 | 17.2 to 20.3 | 44.0 | 41.9 to 45.9 | 22.0 | 20.4 to 23.7 | 15.4 | 13.9 to 16.9 |
| Beyond secondary school | 1780 | 1199.4 | 39.5 | 35.9 to 43.1 | 41.0 | 37.8 to 44.4 | 14.1 | 11.8 to 16.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 to 6.9 |
| Beneficiaries of food assistance programmes | ||||||||||
| Beneficiaries | 4527 | 2362.1 | 16.5 | 14.9 to 18.2 | 44.9 | 42.5 to 47.3 | 22.2 | 20.5 to 24.1 | 16.4 | 14.6 to 18.4 |
| Non-beneficiaries | 3299 | 2032.0 | 30.8 | 28.2 to 33.4 | 41.6 | 39.1 to 44.1 | 17.4 | 15.4 to 19.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 to 11.9 |
| Indigenous | ||||||||||
| Yes | 595 | 228.1 | 10.8 | 8.0 to 14.3 | 44.4 | 39.2 to 49.8 | 26.1 | 21.8 to 30.9 | 18.7 | 14.7 to 23.5 |
| No | 7806 | 4522.9 | 24.2 | 22.7 to 25.8 | 42.9 | 41.2 to 44.5 | 19.7 | 18.3 to 21.1 | 13.2 | 12.1 to 14.5 |
*N refers to the sample population size.
FI, food insecurity; SES, socioeconomic status.