Table 1: Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents (categorical variable).
|
Variables |
Category |
Food security status |
Chi-square test |
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|
Food insecure 443(68%) |
Food secure 208(32%) |
Total 651(100%) |
X2 |
Sig. |
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|
n(%) |
n(%) |
N(%) |
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|
Sex of household Head |
Female |
147(48) |
159(52) |
306(47.5) |
18.09 |
0.000* |
|
Male |
61(17.7) |
284(82.3) |
345(52.5) |
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|
Women education
|
Uneducated |
8(10.4) |
69(89.6) |
77(11.8) |
81.52
|
0.000*
|
|
Informal |
13(29.5) |
31(70.5) |
44(6.8) |
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|
Primary |
46(20.9) |
174(79.1) |
220(33.8) |
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|
Secondary |
101(39.1) |
157(60.9) |
258(39.6) |
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|
Above Diploma |
40(76.9) |
12(23.1) |
52(8.0) |
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|
Women income |
0-1500 |
56(18.2) |
46(24.1) |
40(51.3) |
150.00 |
0.000*
|
|
1500.01-3000 |
64(87.7) |
251(81.8) |
145(75.9) |
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|
3000.01-4500 |
38(48.7) |
9(12.3) |
307(47.3) |
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|
> 4500 |
191(29.4) |
78(12.0) |
73(11.2) |
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|
Women Employment status |
Unemployed |
56(23.0) |
188(77.0) |
244(37.5) |
14.54 |
0.000* |
|
Employed |
152(37.3) |
255(62.7) |
407(62.5) |
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*P < 0.25 significant association
Source: Computed based on own primary data (2023)