Table 1 Characteristics of the sample depending on the situation of food security or insecurity in the household

Total

1938

-

1789

85.9 (84.3–87.4)

149

7.7 (6.6-9.0)

Gender

0.613

Boys

976

50.4 (48.1–52.6)

898

50.2 (47.8–52.5)

78

52.3 (44.3–60.3)

Girls

962

49.6 (47.4–51.9)

891

49.8 (47.5–52.1)

71

47.7 (39.7–55.7)

Age

0.085

2–4 years

506

26.1 (24.2–28.1)

447

26.7 (24.7–28.8)

29

19.5 (13.8–26.7)

5–9 years

661

34.1 (32.0-36.2)

600

33.5 (31.4–35.8)

61

40.9 (33.3–49.1)

10–14 years

771

39.8 (37.6–42.0)

712

39.8 (37.6–42.1)

59

39.6 (32.0-47.7)

Educational level of the mother

< 0.001

Primary or no education

164

8.6 (7.4–9.9)

125

7.1 (6.0-8.4)

39

26.2 (19.7–33.9)

Secondary

898

47.0 (44.8–49.3)

806

45.8 (43.5–48.1)

92

61.7 (53.6–69.3)

University

847

44.4 (42.2–46.6)

829

47.1 (44.8–49.4)

18

12.1 (7.7–18.4)

Employment status of the breadwinner

< 0.001

Self-employed

349

18.3 (16.6–20.1)

328

18.6 (16.9–20.5)

21

14.2 (9.4–20.8)

Works for someone else

1436

75.2 (73.2–77.1)

1358

77.1 (75.0–79.0)

78

52.7 (44.6–60.7)

Unemployed

96

5.0 (4.1–6.1)

52

3.0 (2.3–3.9)

44

29.7 (22.9–37.6)

Other

29

1.5 (1.1–2.2)

24

1.4 (0.9-2.0)

5

3.4 (1.4–7.9)

Family purchasing power *

< 0.001

Low

311

16.3 (14.7–18.1)

195

11.1 (9.7–12.7)

116

78.4 (71.0-84.3)

Medium

540

28.3 (26.4–30.4)

510

29.0 (26.9–31.2)

30

20.3 (14.5–27.6)

High

1054

55.3 (53.1–57.5)

1052

59.9 (57.6–62.1)

2

1.4 (0.3–5.3)

Mother’s country of birth

< 0.001

Spain

1508

77.8 (75.9–79.6)

1428

79.8 (77.9–81.6)

80

53.7 (45.6–61.6)

Latin American country

199

10.3 (9.0-11.7)

159

8.9 (7.7–10.3)

40

26.8 (20.3–34.6)

Other country

231

11.9 (10.5–13.4)

202

11.3 (9.9–12.8)

29

19.5 (13.8–26.7)