Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents by Food Security Status category; Soddo Zuria Woreda, South Ethiopia, March 2014
Characteristics | Food secure n(%) | Food insecure n(%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group (n =651) | 257 | 394 | 651 |
≤20 | 12(4.7) | 29(7.4) | 41(6.3) |
21 – 25 | 14(5.4) | 81(20.6) | 95(14.6) |
26 – 30 | 81(31.5) | 129(32.7) | 210(32.3) |
31 – 35 | 61(23.7) | 70(17.8) | 131(20.1) |
35 – 40 | 63(24.5) | 55(14.0) | 118(18.1) |
≥40 | 26(10.1) | 30(7.6) | 56(8.6) |
Educational status (n =651) | 257 | 394 | 251 |
no education | 127(49.4) | 212 (53.8) | 339(52.1) |
Primary | 112(43.6) | 158(40.1) | 270(41.5) |
Secondary and above | 18(7.1) | 24(6.1) | 42(6.4) |
Occupational status (n =651) | 257 | 394 | 651 |
House wife | 158(61.9) | 228(57.9) | 386(59.3) |
Farmer | 68(26.5) | 93(23.6) | 161(24.7) |
Merchant | 10(3.9) | 35(8.9) | 45(6.9) |
Employed | 10(3.9) | 16 (4.0) | 26(4.0) |
Othersa | 11(4.1) | 22 (5.6) | 33(5.1) |
Religion (n =651) | 257 | 394 | 651 |
Protestant | 168(65.4) | 229(58.1) | 397(61.0) |
Orthodox | 74(28.8) | 116(29.4) | 190(29.2) |
Catholic | 12 (4.7) | 40(10.2) | 52(8.0) |
Othersb | 3(1.2) | 9(2.3) | 12(1.8) |