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Table 1 Household characteristics (n = 1371)

From: Associations between a cash voucher intervention, food consumption, and coping strategies in Somali food-insecure populations

Characteristics

n (%)

HHH gender

n = 1371

 Male

474 (34.6)

 Female

897 (65.4)

HHH marital status

n = 1371

 Married

1188 (86.6)

 Single

183 (13.4)

Age of HHH

n = 1370

 < 25 y

76 (5.5)

 26–35 y

278 (20.3)

 36–45 y

438 (32.0)

 > 45 y

578 (42.2)

HH size

n = 1367

 < 6

280 (20.5)

 ≥ 6

1087 (79.5)

Highest level of education of HHH

 Never attended school

872 (63.6)

 Attended primary or secondary school

167 (12.2)

 Other (Quaranic)a

332 (24.2)

Type of residence

n = 1371

 Resident in this area

1146 (83.6)

 Internally displaced person (IDP)

225 (16.4)

  1. aOther schooling refers to non-formal Quaranic education
  2. HHH Head of Household, HH Household