Table 1.
Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
| Variables | Observations | Mean/Percentage (%) | Standard Deviation | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 383 | |||||
| Housing and Household Size | |||||
| Housing size (number of rooms) | 382 | 4.90 | 1.59 | 1 | 10 |
| Household size (number of household members) | 383 | 3.84 | 1.65 | 1 | 10 |
| Family size | |||||
| ≤5 members | 324 | 84.60% | |||
| 6–8 members | 55 | 14.36% | |||
| ≥8 | 4 | 1.04% | |||
| General Expenditures | |||||
| Total expenditure per capita (weekly) | 348 | 16.76 | 14.03 | 0.86 | 116.67 |
| Food expenditure per capita (weekly) | 359 | 12.10 | 8.87 | 1 | 60 |
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Food Security (Constructed from the questions on the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Scale (ELCSA) questionnaire) [39] |
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| Indicator of food security in rural households | 383 | 28.46% | |||
| Agriculture | |||||
| Area of cultivated land (ha) | 383 | 0.11 | 1.11 | 0 | 20 |
| Sown crops | 323 | 85.00% | |||
| Unsown crops | 57 | 15.00% | |||
| Total crops | 383.00 | 3.19 | 2.183 | 0 | 12 |
| Sex of the Head of Household | |||||
| Female | 152 | 39.69% | |||
| Male | 231 | 60.31% | |||
| Age of the Head of Household | 383 | 47.20 | 16.25 | 18 | 86 |
| Age categories (years) | |||||
| 18–47 | 198 | 51.70% | |||
| 48–60 | 97 | 25.33% | |||
| ≥61 | 88 | 22.98% | |||
| Educational Level of the Head of Household | |||||
| Uneducated | 30 | 7.83% | |||
| Primary | 258 | 67.36% | |||
| Secondary or higher | 95 | 24.80% | |||
| Marital Status of the Head of Household | |||||
| Single | 50 | 13.05% | |||
| Married | 237 | 61.88% | |||
| Widowed | 36 | 9.40% | |||
| Divorced | 9 | 2.35% | |||
| Consensual union | 28 | 7.31% | |||
| Separated | 9 | 2.35% | |||
| Single mother | 14 | 3.66% | |||
| Dietary Diversity | |||||
| Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) | 383 | 10.89 | 1.28 | 4 | 12 |
Source: Author’s own elaboration from surveys, 2019.