Table 3 Relationship between continuous variables with HH food security status (N = 200; FS = 72; FIS = 128)

Age of the HH

39.67

6.98

48.68

6.93

42.92

8.76***

Education status of HH head

2

1.91

6

3.76

4

13.707***

Family size

8

1.98

6

1.97

7

-4***

Number of oxen

0.234

0.46

1.375

0.72

0.625

13.63***

Cultivated land size in Ha

0.4

0.34

0.7

0.46

0.515

4.975***

Tropical livestock unit (TLU)

3.16

3.09

4.29

3.38

3.57

2.38**

Distance to the market

86

49

47

46

72

-5.493***

Credit amount

398

1062

2142

2789

1026

6.31***

Remittance received

369

1209

2499

3528

1136

6.22***

Income from off-farm activities (ETB)

1457

2370

2799

3044

1737

4.27***