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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Dessie and Combolcha towns, north-central Ethiopia May 2018

From: Child dietary diversity and food (in)security as a potential correlate of child anthropometric indices in the context of urban food system in the cases of north-central Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

Sex of household head

Male

355 (70.2)

Female

151 (29.8)

Age of household head (in years)

< 25

63 (12.5)

25–30

205 (40.5)

31–35

108 (21.3)

36–40

63 (12.5)

> 40

67 (13.2)

City

Dessie

358 (70.8)

Combolcha

148 (29.2)

Village

Aba Kolba

9 (1.8)

Erfo

139 (27.5)

Arada

77 (15.2)

Hotie

248 (49)

Buanbua Wuha

33 (6.5)

Maternal educational status

Formal

440 (89)

Informal

28 (5.5)

Non-educated

38 (7.5)

Total average expenditure (in ETB)

4916 ± 2766.9

Estimated average household monthly income (in ETB)

5644.9 ± 3933.3

Socio-economic status

Poor

173 (34.3)

Medium

190 (37.7)

Rich

141 (28.0)

Source of income

Employment only

170 (33.6)

Casual labor only

79 (15.6)

Non-agricultural only

83 (16.4)

Multiple sources

174 (34.4)

Access for latrine

Yes

288 (56.9)

No

218 (43.1)