Table 1.
Background characteristics at baseline by household food security status at baseline.
| Food secure | Food insecure | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Food secure Households (binary) | 93 | 100 | 107 | 100 | 200 | 100 |
| Age at baseline mean, range*** | 21.33 | 18–25 | 19.67 | 18–24 | 20.44 | 18–25 |
| Education*** | ||||||
| <6 years | 1 | 1.1 | 32 | 29.9 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 6–12 years | 68 | 73.1 | 69 | 64.5 | 137 | 68.5 |
| Over 12 years | 24 | 25.8 | 6 | 5.6 | 30 | 15 |
| Religion** | ||||||
| Hindu | 82 | 88.2 | 90 | 84.1 | 172 | 86 |
| Other | 11 | 11.8 | 17 | 15.9 | 28 | 14 |
| Caste*** | ||||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 40 | 43 | 5 | 4.7 | 45 | 22.5 |
| Indigenous group | 41 | 44.1 | 65 | 60.7 | 106 | 53 |
| Untouchables/minority group | 12 | 12.9 | 37 | 34.6 | 49 | 24.5 |
| Wealth quintile*** | ||||||
| Lowest | 2 | 2.2 | 38 | 35.5 | 40 | 20 |
| Second lowest | 7 | 7.5 | 33 | 30.8 | 40 | 20 |
| Middle | 20 | 21.5 | 20 | 18.7 | 40 | 20 |
| Second richest | 32 | 34.4 | 12 | 11.2 | 44 | 22 |
| Richest | 32 | 34.4 | 4 | 3.7 | 36 | 18 |
| Type of marriage*** | ||||||
| Love | 35 | 37.6 | 24 | 22.4 | 59 | 29.5 |
| Arranged | 58 | 62.4 | 83 | 77.6 | 141 | 70.5 |
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001.