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Table 2 Summary of respondent characteristics

From: Socio-economic determinants of household food security and women’s dietary diversity in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Bogra

Faridpur

Moulavibazar

Total % (n)

Total

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 828

100 n = 2,809

Age (years)

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 827

n = 2,808

Mean

30.6 (SD = 8.1)

30.2 (SD = 7.7)

32.8 (SD = 8.2)

30.8 (SD = 8.0)

≤19

7.5 (61)

4.0 (47)

3.0 (25)

5.3 (133)

20–24

18.0 (147)

21.7 (252)

14.1 (117)

18.5 (516)

25–29

24.1 (197)

26.6 (309)

21.6 (179)

24.5 (685)

30–34

18.3 (150)

19.2 (223)

22.1 (183)

19.5 (556)

≥35

32.2 (263)

28.6 (332)

39.1 (324)

32.4 (918)

Religion

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 828

n = 2,809

Islam

93.9 (768)

93.1 (1083)

78.4 (649)

90.3 (2500)

Hindu

6.1 (50)

6.9 (80)

21.6 (179)

9.7 (309)

Pregnancy status

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 828

n = 2,809

Pregnant

5.1 (42)

5.7 (66)

5.0 (41)

5.3 (149)

Not pregnant

94.9 (776)

94.3 (1097)

95.1 (787)

94.7 (2660)

PCA wealth score a

n = 814

n = 1,160

n = 824

n = 2,798

Lowest tertile

26.3 (214)

34.2 (397)

39.0 (321)

31.9 (932)

Middle tertile

39.7 (323)

28.5 (331)

26.2 (216)

32.8 (870)

Top tertile

34.0 (277)

37.2 (432)

34.8 (287)

35.4 (996)

Mean number of assets owned

7.0 (2.6)

7.0 (3.0)

6.7 (SD = 3.0)

6.9 (SD = 2.8)

Educational status

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 828

n = 2,809

None or less than 1 year

51.3 (420)

56.8 (660)

55.2 (457)

54.1 (1,537)

Primary (any level)

23.5 (192)

18.5 (215)

21.3 (176)

21.2 (583)

Secondary and higher

25.2 (206)

24.8 (288)

23.6 (195)

24.7 (689)

Literacy

n = 818

n = 1,163

n = 828

n = 2,809

Cannot read

37.5 (307)

33.6 (391)

36.2 (300)

35.5 (998)

Can read (easily or with difficulty)

62.5 (511)

66.4 (772)

63.8 (528)

64.5 (1,811)

  1. a0.04 % missing data for PCA wealth score