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Table 1 Sample characteristics of households by rounds of data collection, Ethiopia 2013

From: Is the adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) developed internationally to measure food insecurity valid in urban and rural households of Ethiopia?

Variable

Round I (%)

Round II (%)

N

767

749

Residency, %

  

  Urban

30.4

30.3

  Rural

69.6

69.7

Respondent status, %

  

  Household head

13.3

12.7

  Spouse

62.1

56.1

  Other adult male

5.8

5.6

  Other adult female

18.8

25.6

  Missing

  

Reported age, %

  

  14–29 years

33.0

-

  30–45 years

45.2

-

  46–61 years

14.2

-

  61+ years

7.6

-

Mean age

36.9

 

Marital status, %

  

  Single

15.3

-

  Married

65.1

-

  Separated

1.7

-

  Divorced

2.0

-

  Widowed

14.7

-

  Missing

1.3

-

Religion

  

  Orthodox Christian

18.6

-

  Muslim

73.7

-

  Protestant

7.2

-

  Catholic

0.5

-

  Missing

0.4

-

Occupation

  

  Housewife

32.5

-

  Farmer and housewife

31.3

-

  Merchant

14.3

-

  Students

9.0

-

  Daily laborer

4.3

-

  Employee

4.2

-

  Others

4.4

-

FI level, %

  

  Food secure

11.9

9.6

  Mild FI

21.6

23.1

  Moderate FI

50.3

58.1

  Severe FI

16.2

9.2

HFIAS score

6.1 ± 4.5a

6.3 ± 4.2

Dietary diversity score (0–12)

5.2 ± 1.5a

5.2 ± 1.6

  1. aMean and standard deviations.