Table 2 Description of variables
Dependent variable | |
|---|---|
Adult Reported Child Hunger (ARCH) | ARCH was dichotomized; 1 (yes), if child experienced child hunger and 0 (no) if child experienced, did not experience a child hunger |
Independent variables | |
Employment status | Employment_Status was recoded as; 0 "not economically active", 1 "unemployed" & 2 "employed" |
Residence status | The residence was recorded as; 0 "rural" and 1 "urban" |
Race | The race was retained as it was; 1 "African/Black", 2 "Coloured", 3 "Asian/Indian" and 4 "White" |
Socio-economic Status (SES) | SES was household income which was grouped into 5 categories and coded as; 0 "poorest", 1 "poorer", 2 "middle", 3 "richer" & 4 "richest" |
Dwelling Type | Dwellintype was coded as; 0 "House/Flat", 1 "Traditional/Mud" and 2 "Informal/Shack" |
Electricity access | ElectricityAccess was coded as 1 "yes" and 2 "no" |
Piped-water access | PipedWaterAccess was coded as 1 "yes" and 2 "no" |
Respondent's Education Level | RespondentEdu was recoded into 5 categories; 0 "no schooling", 1 "primary", 2 "secondary", 3 "tertiary" |
Gender | Gender was retained. It was as 1 "male" and 2 "female" |
Household size | HseHoldSize was retained as it was "a continuous variable" |
Respondent's age | Respondent Age was retained as it was "a continuous variable" |