Table 2: Demographic and Socio-economic characteristics of respondents (continuous variable).

 Variables

Food security status

N

Mean

T

Df

Sig

Mean difference

95%CI of the difference

Household size

0

208

3.14

10.28

429.743

0.000

1.303

1.054

1.552

1

443

4.44

Age at first marriage

0

142

22.04

1.731

 

263.77

 

0.172

 

0.643

-0.281

1.567

1

408

21.39

Age at first Birth

0

179

24.79

3.421

 

607

 

0.001

 

 1.413

0.645

2.387

1

430

23.29

Children ever born

0

208

1.41

9.37

 

481.773

 

0.000

 

 0.846

0.656

1.036

1

443

2.26

No_of_dependent

Members

0

208

1.17

8.98

 

538.088

 

0.000

 

0.726

0.567

0.884

1

443

1.89

Monthly income

0

207

3466.71

10.53

 

246.774

 

0.000

 

1850.33

1504.27

2196.40

1

443

1616.37

0 = Food secure 1 = Food-insecure
Source: Computed based on own primary data (2023)