Table 4 The association between sociodemographic variables and food insecurity
Socio-demographic parameters of participants | Frequency (n = 697) | Food secure | At risk of hunger | Experiencing hunger | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | 0.001 | |||
 Male | 140 | 57 (25.2) | 56 (22.5) | 27 (12.2) |  |
 Female | 557 | 169 (74.8) | 193 (77.5) | 195 (87.8) | |
Age (years) (mean ± SD = 36.2 ± 17.6) |  | 0.367 | |||
  ≤ 35 | 390 | 132 (59.7) | 138 (55.9) | 120 (54.3) |  |
 36–60 | 219 | 63 (28.5) | 76 (30.8) | 80 (36.2) | |
  > 60 | 80 | 26 (11.8) | 33 (13.4) | 21 (9.5) | |
Marital status | Â | 0.175 | |||
 Single | 424 | 132 (58.4) | 163 (65.5) | 129 (58.1) |  |
 Married | 273 | 94 (41.6) | 86(34.5) | 93 (41.9) | |
Educational level | Â | 0.774 | |||
 No college education | 568 | 184 (81.4) | 200 (80.3) | 184 (82.9) |  |
 College education | 129 | 42 (18.6) | 49 (19.7) | 38 (17.1) | |
Salary scale of the breadwinner in Rands (ZAR) | Â | 0.000 | |||
  < 1000 | 129 | 21 (9.3) | 45 (18.2) | 63 (28.4) |  |
 1000–3000 | 358 | 110 (48.9) | 148 (59.9) | 100 (45.0) | |
 3001–4000 | 121 | 45 (20.0) | 35 (14.2) | 41 (18.5) | |
  > 4001 | 56 | 35 (15.6) | 13 (5.3) | 8 (3.6) | |
 Not sure | 30 | 14 (6.2) | 6 (2.4) | 10 (4.5) |  |
Number of family members in the household (n = 698 Mean ± SD = 5.3 ± 2.5) | 0.018 | ||||
 1–2 | 75 | 31 (13.8) | 30 (12.2) | 14 (6.4) |  |
 3–6 | 423 | 138 (61.3) | 155 (63.3) | 130 (59.1) | |
 7–15 | 192 | 56 (24.9) | 60 (24.5) | 76 (34.5) | |