Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sampled households
From: Analysis of households food insecurity and its coping mechanisms in Western Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Household head | ||
Female | 30 | 10.87 |
Male | 246 | 89.13 |
Nature of households settlement | ||
Native | 155 | 56.16 |
Settler | 121 | 43.84 |
Marital status: | ||
Single | 9 | 3.27 |
Married | 236 | 85.5 |
Divorced | 19 | 6.89 |
Widowed | 12 | 4.34 |
Age of the household head | ||
≤ 30 | 16 | 5.79 |
30–40 | 132 | 47.83 |
40–50 | 102 | 36.96 |
≥ 50 | 26 | 9.42 |
Family size | ||
< 5 | 104 | 37.67 |
5–10 | 161 | 58.33 |
> 10 | 11 | 4 |
Literacy status | ||
No formal education | 148 | 53.62 |
Have a formal education | 128 | 46.38 |
Agricultural activities | ||
Crop production | 60 | 21.74 |
Livestock production | 11 | 3.98 |
Both | 205 | 74.28 |
Access to irrigation | ||
Non-users | 121 | 43.84 |
Users | 155 | 56.16 |
Farm income (USDa) | ||
< 117.65 | 124 | 44.93 |
117.65–235.29 | 44 | 15.94 |
235.29–411.76 | 45 | 16.30 |
411.76–764.71 | 35 | 12.68 |
> 764.71 | 28 | 10.15 |
Off/non-farm income (USDa) | ||
Non-participant | 173 | 62.68 |
< 117.65 | 29 | 10.51 |
117.65–352.94 | 48 | 17.39 |
> 352.94 | 26 | 9.42 |
Cultivated land (ha) | ||
0 | 11 | 3.98 |
≤ 0.5 | 102 | 36.96 |
0.5–1 | 93 | 33.70 |
> 1 | 70 | 25.36 |
Access to credit | ||
No | 223 | 80.79 |
Yes | 53 | 19.21 |
Remittance and aid | ||
No | 262 | 94.93 |
Yes | 14 | 5.07 |
Distance to market (km) | ||
< 5 | 132 | 47.83 |
5–10 | 73 | 26.45 |
> 10 | 71 | 25.72 |