Table 2 Relationship between discrete variables and HH food security status (N = 200; FS = 72; FIS = 128)
From: Household food insecurity and coping strategies in Southern Ethiopia
Variable | Categories | FS (%) | FIS (%) | χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agro-ecology | Lowland | 42 | 44 | 0.0402 |
Midland | 48 | 46 | ||
Soil and water conservation | No | 26 | 83 | 64.68 |
Yes | 74 | 17 | ||
Sex of HH | Male | 56 | 66 | 2.083 |
Female | 44 | 34 | ||
Agricultural extension | No | 33 | 10 | 14.004*** |
Yes | 67 | 90 | ||
Access to irrigation | No | 80 | 51 | 18.557*** |
Yes | 20 | 49 | ||
Provision of drought-resistant seed | No | 84 | 30 | 58.66*** |
Yes | 26 | 70 | ||
Productive safety net program participation | No | 64 | 60 | 0.3704 |
Yes | 36 | 40 | ||
Chemical fertilizer | No | 84 | 30 | 25.930*** |
Yes | 26 | 70 | ||
Climatic Information | No | 75 | 25 | 48.625*** |
Yes | 25 | 75 |