|
Variable
|
Food secure (n = 45)
|
Food insecure (n = 170)
|
Chi-square value
|
Asymp. sig (2-sided)
|
|---|
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|---|
|
Education status of the HH head
|
|
Literate
|
20
|
44.4
|
39
|
22.9
|
8.26
|
0.004*
|
|
Illiterate
|
25
|
55.6
|
131
|
77.1
|
|
Gender of the HH head
|
|
Male
|
38
|
84.4
|
134
|
78.8
|
0.703
|
0.402
|
|
Female
|
7
|
15.6
|
36
|
21.2
|
|
Access to PSNP
|
|
Yes
|
10
|
22.2
|
37
|
21.8
|
0.004
|
0.947
|
|
No
|
35
|
77.8
|
133
|
78.2
|
|
Access to credit service
|
|
Yes
|
31
|
68.9
|
135
|
79.4
|
2.24
|
0.135
|
|
No
|
14
|
31.1
|
35
|
20.6
|
|
Rainfall reliability
|
|
Yes
|
2
|
4.4
|
8
|
4.7
|
0.005
|
0.941
|
|
No
|
43
|
95.6
|
162
|
95.3
|
|
Access to off-farm income
|
|
Yes
|
6
|
13.3
|
33
|
19.4
|
0.885
|
0.347
|
|
No
|
39
|
86.7
|
137
|
80.6
|
|
Government support
|
|
Yes
|
16
|
35.6
|
58
|
34.1
|
0.033
|
0.857
|
|
No
|
29
|
64.4
|
112
|
65.9
|
- Source: authors’ survey result, 2016
- *Indicates significant level at 0.05
