Table 3.

Proportion of food insecurity experience scale according to sociodemographic and economic factors.

		Food insecurity experience scale						Total	p-value
		Food secure to mild		Moderate food		Severe food
		food insecurity		insecurity		insecurity
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n
Overall		58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Gender
	Female	35	12.07	70	24.14	185	63.79	290	0.410
	Male	23	16.08	37	25.88	83	58.04	143
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Location
	Port-of-Spain	6	15.79	10	26.32	22	57.89	38	0.589
	San Fernando	2	5.00	7	17.50	31	77.50	40
	Arima	7	25.00	5	17.86	16	57.14	28
	Chaguanas	9	12.50	21	29.17	42	58.33	72
	Diego Martin	8	15.69	14	27.45	29	56.86	51
	San Juan/Lavantille	5	17.24	4	13.79	20	68.97	29
	Tunapuna/Piarco	13	15.48	21	25.00	50	59.52	84
	Couva/Tabaquite/ Talparo	2	8.33	8	33.33	14	58.34	24
	Penal/Debe	2	5.71	11	31.43	22	62.86	35
	Other	4	12.50	6	18.75	22	68.75	32
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Employed
	No	16	9.09	41	23.30	119	67.61	176	0.032
	Yes	42	17.50	62	25.83	136	56.67	240
	Non-response	-	-	4	23.53	13	76.47	17
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Work days/week
	1–2 days	6	11.32	15	28.30	32	60.38	53	0.409
	3–5 days	24	13.48	49	27.53	105	58.99	178
	>5 days	11	21.57	9	17.65	31	60.78	51
	Non-response	17	11.26	34	22.51	100	66.23	151
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Monthly income
	<$500 TTD	4	7.14	12	21.43	40	71.43	56	0.338
	$500–$1,000 TTD	13	13.83	25	26.60	56	59.57	94
	$1,001–$1,500 TTD	6	15.79	9	23.68	23	60.53	38
	$1,501–$2,000 TTD	4	7.55	15	28.30	34	64.15	53
	>$2,000 TTD	13	22.41	17	29.31	28	48.28	58
	Non-response	18	13.43	29	21.64	87	64.93	134
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Pays rent
	No	6	42.86	1	7.14	7	50.00	14	0.005
	Yes	52	12.56	103	24.88	259	62.56	414
	Non-response	-	-	3	60.00	2	0	5
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Household size
	1–2 persons	11	12.64	15	17.24	61	70.12	87	0.536
	3–5 persons	33	13.30	67	27.02	148	59.68	248
	>5 persons	14	15.05	23	24.73	56	60.22	93
	Non-response	-	-	2	40.00	3	60.00	5
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433
Presence of chronic illness
	No	54	14.48	94	25.20	225	60.32	373	0.158
	Yes	4	6.67	13	21.66	43	71.67	60
	Total	58	13.39	107	24.71	268	61.90	433