Table 6 Prevalence of food security by socioeconomic status, gender and geographic location

Overall

17.0 [15.6–18.6]

20.7 [17.6–24.1]

15.8 [14.1–17.5]

13.9 [12.1–15.9]

20.7 [18.4–23.2]

Age

*

**

< 25

20.4 [16.2–25.2]

29.1 [19.4–40.4]

17.7 [13.1–23]

13.4 [8.8–19.1]

29.8 [22.4–38.1]

25–29

19.7 [15.7–24.3]

23.6 [15.2–33.8]

18.4 [13.9–23.6]

16.1 [11.4–21.6]

25.8 [18.5–34.1]

30–39

17.8 [14.8–21]

22.5 [15.8–30.3]

16.4 [13.2–20.1]

15.6 [11.9–19.9]

20.4 [15.9–25.6]

40–49

16.8 [13.6–20.5]

16.2 [10.3–23.6]

17.1 [13.3–21.5]

12.2 [8.4–16.9]

22.2 [16.9–28.2]

≥ 50

13.5 [11–16.3]

17.6 [12.5–23.9]

11.9 [9.2–15.1]

12.3 [8.9–16.4]

14.6 [11.1–18.7]

Marital status

**

**

**

Single

22.8 [18.6–27.5]

30.4 [23.1–38.5]

17.5 [12.7–23.4]

18.8 [13–25.9]

25.9 [20–32.4]

Married/cohabiting

17.2 [15.3–19.3]

18.3 [14.4–22.7]

16.8 [14.6–19.3]

13.6 [11.3–16.1]

22.7 [19.3–26.5]

Divorced/separated/widowed

13.7 [11.2–16.5]

16 [9.9–23.8]

13.2 [10.6–16.3]

12.4 [9–16.5]

14.9 [11.4–18.9]

Educational level

***

***

***

***

***

None

9.8 [7.9–11.9]

8.8 [4.6–14.8]

10 [7.9–12.3]

10.3 [8–13]

8.7 [5.8–12.5]

Primary

17.4 [15.3–19.6]

18.6 [14.7–23]

16.9 [14.5–19.5]

15.4 [12.7–18.4]

19.4 [16.4–22.7]

Secondary/tertiary

40.4 [34.4–46.6]

38.9 [30.5–47.8]

41.8 [33.3–50.6]

33.9 [22.3–47]

42.4 [35.5–49.5]

Wealth quartile

***

***

***

***

***

Poorest

9.8 [7.3–12.7]

6.9 [2.3–15.5]

10.2 [7.5–13.5]

9.9 [7.3–13]

7.4 [0.9–24.3]

Poor

9.2 [6.8–12.1]

16.2 [9.9–24.4]

7.2 [4.8–10.2]

10.1 [7.2–13.6]

6.7 [2.9–12.7]

Middle

13.7 [10.8–17]

15.8 [9.8–23.6]

13 [9.7–16.8]

16.1 [11.9–21.1]

10.8 [7–15.6]

Rich

15.8 [12.7–19.3]

15.6 [10.2–22.3]

15.9 [12.1–20.2]

16.8 [11.1–23.9]

15.4 [11.7–19.6]

Richest

36.8 [32.5–41.3]

38 [30.5–45.8]

36.2 [31–41.7]

44 [32.5–55.9]

35.5 [30.9–40.3]

Sex

**

*

Male

20.7 [17.6–24.1]

_

_

17.7 [13.5–22.6]

23.3 [18.9–28.2]

Female

15.8 [14.1–17.5]

_

_

12.8 [10.8–15]

19.6 [16.9–22.6]

Study area

***

***

Coastal

13.9 [12.1–15.9]

17.7 [13.5–22.6]

12.8 [10.8–15]

_

_

Non-coastal

20.7 [18.4–23.2]

23.3 [18.9–28.2]

19.6 [16.9–22.6]

_

_

Autonomy in decision making

Inadequate

_

_

11.9 [7.1–18.4]

Adequate

_

_

16.7 [14.2–19.4]