Spatial variations of household food insecurity in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: implications for agroecosystem-based interventions

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Household head sex	Male	2851	91.7
Household head sex	Female	257	8.3
Mother marital status	Married	2823	90.0
	Divorced	187	6.0
	Separated	67	2.2
	Widowed	31	1.0
Religion	Orthodox	3096	99.6
Religion	Other^a	12	0.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	3102	99.8
Ethnicity	Other^b	6	0.1
Father education	No formal education	1490	47.9
	Primary (1–6 grade)	1202	38.7
	Secondary and above	416	13.4
Mother education	No formal education	2492	80.2
	Primary (1–6 grade)	304	9.8
	Secondary and above	312	10.0
Mother occupation	Farmer	2856	91.9
	Housewife	99	3.2
	Merchant	77	2.48
	Daily Laborer	36	1.2
	Employed	16	0.5
	Other	24	0.8
Father occupation	Farmer	2895	93
	Merchant	86	2.8
	Daily Laborer	58	1.9
	Employed	45	1.4
	Other^c	24	0.8
Average family size	<5 members	1589	51.1
	≥5 members	1519	48.9
Number of under five children	One	2593	83.4
Number of under five children	Two and above	515	16.6
Women participation in decision making	Yes	2683	86.3
Women participation in decision making	No	425	13.7

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