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Table 3 Total, food, and NSFV expenditure according to household occupant size

From: A cross-sectional analysis of the cost and affordability of achieving recommended intakes of non-starchy fruits and vegetables in the capital of Vanuatu

  

Mean monthly household expenditure

HH occs

n

Total (vt)*

Food (vt)

NSFV (vt)*

Food/ total

NSFV/ total

NSFV/ food†

1-2

81

67,703.48

26,820.18

2,545.28

45.7%

3.7%

8.5%

3-4

189

91,117.03

37,014.00

4,192.99

47.1%

5.1%

10.9%

5-6

158

103,936.11

42,312.06

5,444.30

43.8%

5.0%

12.1%

7-8

102

124,800.55

53,929.81

5,769.03

43.7%

4.4%

10.0%

≥9

48

156,902.59

61,682.49

6,917.96

44.1%

4.8%

11.5%

Total

578

102,747.38

42,067.45

4,808.56

45.1%

4.7%

10.8%

  1. HH occs, household occupants.
  2. vt, vatu.
  3. NSFV, non-starchy fruit and vegetable.
  4. *P < 0.001; ANOVA for differences between household size.
  5. † P < 0.069; ANOVA for differences between household size.