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Table 4 Factors influencing food security (corresponding regression coefficients)

From: Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa

Parameter

Coefficient

SE

p value

Country (Ref = Uganda)

 Kenya

−2.028

0.6457

0.007***

 Tanzania

−1.24

0.6186

Gender (Ref = Male)

 Female

0.155

0.416

0.710

Domestic asset

0.049

0.0365

0.180

Gender*domestic asset

−0.123

0.0456

0.007***

Maize yields

0.000

8.93E − 5

0.024**

Crop diversity

0.208

0.0675

0.002***

Livestock income

−0.003

0.0013

0.03**

Crop labour

−0.002

0.0010

0.049**

Country = Kenya*crop labour

0.002

0.003

0.012**

Country = Tanzania*crop labour

0.005

0.0015

Livestock labour

−0.003

0.0015

0.034**

Market orientation

−0.746

0.6129

0.224

Country = Kenya* market orientation

2.545

1.2072

0.069*

Country = Tanzania* market orientation

1.437

0.9361

  1. * p < 0.1; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01