FIES Categories

Food Secure

Moderately Food Insecure

Severely Food Insecure

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Categorization of neighborhood

Rural

20 (2.5)

24 (3.0)

17 (2.1)

0.000

Semi-Urban

136 (16.9)

63 (7.8)

39 (4.8)

Urban

310 (38.5)

140 (17.4)

57 (7.1)

Household Size

<3 members

125 (15.6)

66 (8.2)

27 (3.4)

0.256

4 - 6 members

268 (33.5)

109 (13.6)

60 (7.5)

7 - 9 members

56 (7.0)

36 (4.5)

19 (2.4)

>10 members

16 (2.0)

13 (1.6)

5 (0.6)

Age of respondent

< 20 years

5 (0.6)

1 (0.1)

2 (0.2)

0.003

21 - 30 years

155 (19.3)

96 (11.9)

42 (5.2)

31 - 40 years

131 (16.3)

80 (9.9)

40 (5.0)

41 - 50 years

92 (11.4)

31 (3.9)

21 (2.6)

51 - 60 years

61 (7.6)

17 (2.1)

6 (0.7)

>60 years

21 (2.6)

3 (0.4)

1 (0.1)

Occupation

Professional/technical/managerial

142 (31.6)

51 (22.9)

25 (23.6)

0.014

Clerical

56 (12.5)

17 (7.6)

11 (10.4)

Sales and services

63 (14.0)

36 (16.1)

22 (20.8)

Skilled manual

105 (23.4)

66 (29.6)

19 (17.9)

Unskilled manual

13 (2.9)

16 (7.2)

8 (7.5)

Agriculture

4 (0.9)

1 (0.4)

2 (1.9)

Unemployed

66 (14.7)

36 (16.1)

19 (17.9)

Monthly Income (naira)

<10,000 naira

40 (5.1)

35 (4.5)

24 (3.1)

0.000

10,000 - 49,999 naira

78 (10.0)

70 (9.0)

41 (5.3)

50,000 - 99,999 naira

72 (9.2)

44 (5.6)

17 (2.2)

100,000 - 149,999 naira

92 (11.8)

35 (4.5)

16 (2.1)

150,000 - 199,999 naira

53 (6.8)

15 (1.9)

5 (0.6)

>200,000 naira

115 (14.8)

21 (2.7)

6 (0.8)