Table 2 Summary statistics of variables used for analysis
From: The role of crop diversification in improving household food security in central Malawi
Variable | Variable description | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FCS | Food Consumption Score of the household | 37.01 | 15.78 | 14 | 87.5 |
HFIAS | Household Food Insecurity Access Score | 8.18 | 5.63 | 0 | 27 |
CDIIndex | Crop Diversification Index (0 ≤ CDI ≤ 1) | 0.61 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 |
Cattle | Dummy variable for cattle ownership (1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.10 (27) | 0.30 | 0 | 1 |
Hsize | Family size | 5.95 | 2.28 | 1 | 13 |
Credit | Dummy for access to credit (1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.30 (81) | 0.46 | 0 | 1 |
Educ_hh | Dummy variable for attaining at least primary education (1 = yes; 0 = no) for the household head | 0.86 (233) | 0.06 | 0 | 1 |
Agehh | Age of household head in years | 43.60 | 12.56 | 20 | 78 |
Storagefacility | Dummy variable for ownership of a grain storage facility (1 = yes; 0 = no) | 0.99 (268) | 0.09 | 0 | 1 |