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Table 8 Population share and household wealth share of subgroups for food security and nutrition distinguished by socio-economic classes; 2010/11 & 2015

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in food insecurity and malnutrition among under-five children: within and between-group inequalities in Zimbabwe

Socioeconomic class

Food Security Status

2010/11

2015

Population share

Mean

Relative mean

Wealth share

Population share

Mean

Relative mean

Wealth share

Poor

0.4833

0.14

0.67

0.3214

0.4361

0.18

0.69

0.3029

Middle

0.1922

0.26

1.26

0.2424

0.1617

0.23

0.88

0.1429

Rich

0.3244

0.28

1.34

0.4363

0.4021

0.36

1.34

0.5543

Nutritional Status

 

2010/11

2015

Population share

Mean

Relative mean

Wealth share

Population share

Mean

Relative mean

Wealth share

Poor

0.4833

0.04

1.05

0.5093

0.4361

0.06

0.55

0.5447

Middle

0.1922

0.03

0.82

0.1574

0.1617

0.05

0.18

0.1789

Rich

0.3244

0.04

1.03

0.3333

0.4021

0.03

0.28

0.2764

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