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 |
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Age at first marriage |
0 |
142 |
22.04 |
1.731
|
263.77
|
0.172
|
0.643 |
-0.281 |
1.567 |
1 |
408 |
21.39 |
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Age at first Birth |
0 |
179 |
24.79 |
3.421
|
607
|
0.001
|
1.413 |
0.645 |
2.387 |
1 |
430 |
23.29 |
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Children ever born |
0 |
208 |
1.41 |
9.37
|
481.773
|
0.000
|
0.846 |
0.656 |
1.036 |
1 |
443 |
2.26 |
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No_of_dependent Members |
0 |
208 |
1.17 |
8.98
|
538.088
|
0.000
|
0.726 |
0.567 |
0.884 |
1 |
443 |
1.89 |
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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)