From: Analysis of poverty, income inequality and their effects on food insecurity in southern Ethiopia
Food secure (n = 114) % or mean | Food insecure (n = 113) % or mean | \(\chi^{2}\) or t-test (Std. Error) | |
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Food poverty | |||
Headcount (Incidence) | 38.52 | 45.86 | − 7.34** (0.033) |
Gap (depth) | 11.21 | 18.99 | − 7.78* (0.047) |
Severity | 0.9 | 0.07 | 0.97 (0.068) |
Total poverty | |||
Headcount (incidence) | 29.48 | 38.24 | − 9.24** (0.079) |
Gap (depth) | 12.06 | 11.1 | 0.96 (0.065) |
Severity | 6.21 | 5.24 | 0.97 (0.068) |
Income inequality | |||
Gini coefficient | [0.3911] | [0.4785] 0.4472 | − 0.09b (0.306) |