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Table 1 Variable names, definitions, and descriptive statistics related to food security levels

From: Determinants of household food insecurity in Mexico

    

Food insecurity

Variable

Definition

All obs.

Food security

Very low

Moderate

Severe

Proportion of Households

 

100 %

59 %

18 %

12 %

10 %

Household Head Characteristics

     

 Age < =30

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's age is < =30, 0 otherwise.

14 %

13 %

15 %

15 %

14 %

 Age 31-45

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's is age > =31 and < =45, 0 otherwise.

35 %

35 %

34 %

41 %

35 %

 Age 46-60

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's is age > =46 and < =60, 0 otherwise.

29 %

30 %

28 %

27 %

29 %

 Age > =61

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's is age > =61, 0 otherwise.

21 %

22 %

22 %

17 %

21 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 Male

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's gender is male, 0 otherwise.

76 %

77 %

78 %

76 %

71 %

 Female

Dummy variable, 1 if household head's gender is female, 0 otherwise.

24 %

23 %

22 %

24 %

29 %

  

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 No Formal education

Dummy variable, 1 if household head has no formal education, 0 otherwise.

9 %

6 %

11 %

12 %

18 %

 Elementary

Dummy variable, 1 if household head has elementary school as maximum level of formal education, 0 otherwise.

37 %

32 %

44 %

47 %

47 %

 Secondary

Dummy variable, 1 if household head has high school as maximum level of formal education, 0 otherwise.

27 %

27 %

29 %

28 %

26 %

 High School

Dummy variable, 1 if household head has junior high school as maximum level of formal education, 0 otherwise.

12 %

15 %

10 %

8 %

7 %

 College

Dummy variable, 1 if household head has college or graduate school as formal education, 0 otherwise.

15 %

21 %

7 %

4 %

3 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

Household Characteristics

      

 “SWD” Mother

Dummy variable, 1 if household is headed by a single, widowed or divorced mother, 0 otherwise.

20 %

19 %

18 %

19 %

24 %

 Disabled Person

Dummy variable, 1 if there is at least one disabled household member, 0 otherwise.

16 %

12 %

18 %

23 %

24 %

 Indigenous background

Dummy variable, 1 if there is at least one household member that speaks a native language, 0 otherwise.

9 %

6 %

11 %

14 %

15 %

TOTAL

 

45 %

37 %

47 %

56 %

63 %

 Lower Income

Dummy variable, 1 if household income is below the food poverty line, 0 otherwise.

16 %

9 %

22 %

30 %

34 %

 Low Income

Dummy variable, 1 if household income is above the food poverty line but below the assets poverty line, 0 otherwise.

27 %

22 %

35 %

36 %

34 %

 Middle Income

Dummy variable, 1 if household income is higher than the assets poverty line but lower than twice the assets poverty line, 0 otherwise.

31 %

32 %

31 %

27 %

23 %

 Higher Income

Dummy variable, 1 if household income is higher than twice the assets poverty line, 0 otherwise.

26 %

37 %

12 %

7 %

9 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 Social Program Participant

Dummy variable, 1 if household receives benefits from a conditional cash transfer program (Oportunidades or Apoyo Alimentario), 0 otherwise.

18 %

11 %

25 %

30 %

30 %

 Agricultural Household

Dummy variable, 1 if at least 1/4 of household's income comes from agricultural activities, 0 otherwise.

2 %

2 %

3 %

2 %

2 %

 Unitary Household

Dummy variable, 1 if (household head = 1 and spouse = 0 and children = 0 and relatives = 0 and no relatives = 0), 0 otherwise.

10 %

11 %

6 %

6 %

13 %

 Traditional Household

Dummy variable, 1 if (household head = 1 and (spouse > 0 or children > 0) and relatives = 0 and no relatives = 0), 0 otherwise.

66 %

67 %

67 %

66 %

61 %

 Extended Household

Dummy variable, 1 if (household head = 1 and (spouse > 0 or children > 0 or relatives > 0) and no relatives = 0), 0 otherwise.

23 %

21 %

26 %

28 %

25 %

 Composite Household

Dummy variable, 1 if (household head = 1 and (spouse > 0 or children > 0 or relatives > 0) and no relatives > 0), 0 otherwise.

1 %

1 %

1 %

1 %

1 %

 Co-resident Household

Dummy variable, 1 if (household head = 1 and spouse = 0 and children = 0 and relatives = 0 and no relatives > 0), 0 otherwise.

0 %

1 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 Kids 0

Dummy variable, 1 if there are no kids (<18 y old), 0 otherwise.

36 %

42 %

29 %

20 %

35 %

 Kids 1

Dummy variable, 1 if there is 1 kid, 0 otherwise.

22 %

22 %

24 %

22 %

15 %

 Kids 2

Dummy variable, 1 if there are 2 children, 0 otherwise.

22 %

21 %

24 %

27 %

19 %

 Kids 3

Dummy variable, 1 if there are 3 children, 0 otherwise.

13 %

10 %

15 %

19 %

16 %

 Kids 4

Dummy variable, 1 if there are 4 children, 0 otherwise.

4 %

3 %

5 %

7 %

8 %

 Kids >4

Dummy variable, 1 if there are more than 4 children, 0 otherwise.

3 %

1 %

3 %

5 %

7 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

Community and Regional Variables

     

 Large City

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is located in a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants, 0 otherwise.

51 %

58 %

40 %

40 %

40 %

 Medium City

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is located in a city with population between 15,000 and 99,999 inhabitants, 0 otherwise.

15 %

15 %

15 %

14 %

14 %

 Small City

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is located in a city with population between 2,500 and 14,999 inhabitants, 0 otherwise.

14 %

12 %

16 %

16 %

16 %

 Rural Community

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is located in a city with less than 2,500 inhabitants, 0 otherwise.

21 %

16 %

28 %

29 %

31 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 Region 1

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 1 (Chiapas, Guerrero, and Oaxaca), 0 otherwise.

10 %

7 %

14 %

14 %

12 %

 Region 2

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 2 (Campeche, Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, and Veracruz), 0 otherwise.

19 %

17 %

22 %

22 %

23 %

 Region 3

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 3 (Durango, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas), 0 otherwise.

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

12 %

 Region 4

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 4 (Colima, Estado de Mexico, Morelos, Nayarit, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, and Yucatan), 0 otherwise.

23 %

22 %

25 %

27 %

24 %

 Region 5

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 5 (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sonora, and Tamaulipas), 0 otherwise.

13 %

15 %

9 %

8 %

11 %

 Region 6

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 6 (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Jalisco, and Nuevo Leon), 0 otherwise.

14 %

15 %

13 %

11 %

12 %

 Region 7

Dummy variable, 1 if the household is in Socioeconomic Region 7 (Mexico City), 0 otherwise.

9 %

11 %

6 %

5 %

6 %

TOTAL

 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

  1. Weighted summary statistics reported. Sample size: 61,467 households