Table 3 Definitions of variables and summary statistics (n = 385).
Variables | Summary statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
Food security indicators (dependent variables) | ||||
Per capita calorie availability | 2569.15 | 1256.77 | 244 | 6625.18 |
Per adult equivalent calorie availability (calorie consumption) | 3013.77 | 1433.63 | 267 | 6902.22 |
Calorie consumption is adequate (1 if yes, 0 otherwise) | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Household Food Consumption Score | 48.72 | 24.08 | 8.00 | 105.00 |
Household Dietary Diversity Score | 6.75 | 2.40 | 2.00 | 12.00 |
Women empowerment variables | ||||
5DE Empowerment score of women | 0.61 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 1.00 |
5DE Empowerment score of men | 0.83 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 1.00 |
Gender parity gap | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
Number of assets woman has self/joint ownership of | 4.65 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
Other control variables | ||||
Age of primary male respondent (years) | 48.04 | 12.18 | 26.00 | 90.00 |
Age of primary female respondent (years) | 41.24 | 10.13 | 23.00 | 78.00 |
Primary male respondent is literate (1 if yes, 0 otherwise) | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Primary female respondent is literate (1 if yes, 0 otherwise) | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Household size | 6.90 | 2.47 | 2.00 | 15.00 |
Adult equivalent household size | 5.89 | 2.18 | 1.58 | 13.12 |
Proportion of male household members | 0.49 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1.25 |
Proportion of female household members | 0.51 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 1.00 |
Proportion of 0–15 years old household members | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 1.25 |
Proportion of 65 + years old household members | 0.2 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
Proportion of adult (16–65 years old) household members | 0.60 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 1.33 |
Proportion of dependent members (< 15 and > 65 years old) | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Distance from main market (Walking Minutes) | 113.94 | 47.12 | 15.00 | 240.00 |
Landholding size (in hectare) | 0.65 | 0.41 | 0.06 | 2.00 |
Number of food crops produced by s | 4.32 | 1.68 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Value of food crops produced by households (2021) | 30,372 | 20,186 | 2533 | 197,867 |
Tropical life units | 3.15 | 2.09 | 0.00 | 16.03 |
Number of Dairy Cows owned by households | 1.48 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
Households participate in off-farm activities (1 if yes, 0 otherwise) | 0.40 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Instruments | ||||
Age difference (primary male less primary female) | 6.79 | 5.50 | − 5.00 | 36.00 |
Number of informal credit source types available | 2.42 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
Number of community activities woman has provided support in the previous year (2020) | 3.30 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 6.00 |