Table 4. Percentage distribution of household food insecurity scores by demographics.
| Socio-demographics | Total, N = 869 (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Security* (N = 476) |
Food Insecurity* (N = 393) |
||
| Age, years | Mean = 38; SD = 12.7 | Mean = 36; SD = 13.1 | 0.9946 |
| Gender | 0.0001 | ||
| Female | 60% (N = 287) | 73% (N = 285) | |
| Male | 40% (N = 189) | 27% (N = 108) | |
| Number of Household Members | Mean = 6; SD = 2.7 | Mean = 7; SD = 3.8 | < .0001 |
| Education level of Respondent | < .0001 | ||
| No School | 34% (N = 161) | 51% (N = 202) | |
| Incomplete school | 52% (N = 247) | 39% (N = 152) | |
| High school diploma | 7% (N = 34) | 7% (N = 26) | |
| Some college | 2% (N = 8) | 1% (N = 4) | |
| Graduate/ Post-graduate | 5% (N = 26) | 2% (N = 9) | |
| Education level of household | < .0001 | ||
| No school | 11% (N = 53) | 23% (N = 89) | |
| Incomplete school | 52% (N = 246) | 48% (N = 190) | |
| High school | 16% (N = 79) | 17% (N = 67) | |
| Some college | 5% (N = 22) | 6% (N = 22) | |
| Graduate/ Post-graduate | 16% (N = 76) | 6% (N = 25) | |
| Earning members in household | Mean = 2; SD = 1.1 | Mean = 1; SD = 1 | 0.0016 |
| Number of working hours | < .0001 | ||
| None | 2% (N = 8) | 10% (N = 39) | |
| 6 hours or less | 12% (N = 53) | 14% (N = 55) | |
| 7 to 8 hours | 63% (N = 284) | 34% (N = 128) | |
| 9 to 10 hours | 14% (N = 67) | 15% (N = 57) | |
| More than 10 hours | 9% (N = 41) | 26% (N = 100) | |
| Zone | 0.0074 | ||
| West | 17% (N = 80) | 18% (N = 71) | |
| East | 24% (N = 115) | 23% (N = 92) | |
| North | 24% (N = 113) | 33% (N = 128) | |
| South | 35% (N = 168) | 26% (N = 102) | |
“*” indicates variables with missing values (n = 38). Analysis was conducted using complete observations for the food insecurity variable (HFIAS).