Table 7.
Association of household socioeconomic status with expenditure on food in Western Region, Kenya.
| Outcome: Total amount spent on food by households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted coefficient | Adjusted coefficient | |
| (95% confidence interval) | (95% confidence interval) | |
| Socioeconomic status (poorest-1 to least poor - 5) | 6.42 (2.47,10.37)* | 6.09 (2.19, 9.99)* |
Significant at 0.05 level, unadjusted linear regression model: unadjusted coefficient, n = 376, adjusted linear regression model: adjusted for household head characteristics (sex, age, highest level of education, and working status), years lived in dwelling, and household size, n = 368 (eight households had missing data on the head of the household.