Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the household head by food insecurity level
Variable | Category | Food secure | Food insecure | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count (%) | Count (%) | Count (%) | ||
Sex of household head | Male | 101 (80.8) | 130 (72.2) | 231 (75.7) |
Female | 24 (19.2) | 50 (27.8) | 74 (24.3) | |
Age of household head | 18–35 | 14 (11.2) | 40 (22.2) | 54 (17.7) |
36–44 | 34 (27.2) | 41 (22.8) | 75 (24.6) | |
45–64 | 67 (53.6) | 82 (45.6) | 149 (48.9) | |
> = 65 | 10 (8) | 17 (9.4) | 27 (8.9) | |
Religion of household head | Christian | 112 (89.6) | 169 (93.9) | 281 (92.1) |
Muslim | 13 (10.4) | 11 (6.1) | 24 (7.9) | |
Educational status household head | Can read and write | 104 (83.2) | 132 (73.3) | 236 (77.4) |
Can’t read and write | 21 (16.8) | 48 (26.7) | 69 (22.6) | |
Marital status household head | Married | 98 (78.4) | 127 (70.6) | 225 (73.8) |
Unmarried | 27 (21.6) | 53 (29.4) | 80 (26.2) | |
Family size of household | < 4 | 54 (43.2) | 48 (26.7) | 102 (33.4) |
4–6 | 61 (48.8) | 98 (54.4) | 159 (52.1) | |
> = 7 | 10 (8) | 34 (18.9) | 44 (14.4) |