Table 2.
Household, farm, and institutional sample characteristics
| Variable | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Household dietary diversity (mean [SD]; median) | Frequency of consumption of food groups | 7.0 (2.0); 7.0 |
| Women dietary diversity (mean [SD]; median) | Number of food groups consumed by women | 4.2 (1.7); 4.0 |
| Child dietary diversity | Number of food groups consumed by child | 5.7 (3.4); 5.0 |
| Nutrition information | Received nutrition information (1 = yes) | 79 |
| Child feeding and care | Received child feeding and care information (1 = yes) | 77 |
| Farm production diversity (mean [SD]; median) | Number of crop and livestock species reared | 5.4 (1.8); 7.0 |
| Crop diversity (mean [SD]; median) | Number of crop species grown | 3.0 (1.8); 3.0 |
| Livestock diversity (mean [SD]; median) | Number of livestock species reared | 2.4 (1.2); 2.0 |
| Beans and pulses | Grew pulses (1 = yes) | 67 |
| Vegetables | Grew vegetables (1 = yes) | 99 |
| Fruits | Grew fruits (1 = yes) | 49 |
| Cattle | Reared cattle (1 = yes) | 61 |
| Sheep | Reared sheep (1 = yes) | 3 |
| Goats | Reared goats (1 = yes) | 67 |
| Chicken | Reared chicken (1 = yes) | 85 |
| Market participation | Sold crop and livestock (1 = yes) | 50 |
| Market intensity (mean [SD]; median) | Total crop sold over total crop production | 0.1 (0.5); 0.0 |
| Age (mean [SD]; median) | Age of household head (years) | 50.7 (14.6); 48 |
| Gender | Gender of household head (1 = male) | 72 |
| Marital | Marital status of head (1 = married) | 75 |
| Education | Secondary education and above (1 = yes) | 53 |
| Household size (mean [SD]; median) | Household size | 5.7 (2.4); 5.0 |
| Orphans (mean [SD]; median) | Number of orphans | 0.5 (0.9); 0.0 |
| Chronically ill (mean [SD]; median) | Number of chronically ill | 0.1 (0.4); 0.0 |
| Land size (mean [SD]; median) | Total land owned (hectares) | 3.0 (2.2); 2.5 |
| Total income (mean [SD]; median) | Total household income (USD) | 185.0 (405.0); 75 |
| Number of observations | 2,815 |
Notes: Values are % unless specified as (mean [SD]; median). For all continuous variables, the median is reported, especially for age and income which are skewed.