Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of coffee producing Households, Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, 2016

Variable		Frequency	Percent
Setting	Rural	657	87.7
Setting	Urban	92	12.3
Religion	Muslim	617	82.4
	Ortodox	113	15.1
	Protestant	19	2.5
Ethnicity	Oromo	573	76.5
	Amhara	60	8
	Silte	55	7.3
	Dawero	49	5.3
	Others	21	2.8
Marital Status	Married	685	91.5
	Divorced	53	7.1
	Widowed	11	1.5
Sex Of The Household Head	Male	674	90
Sex Of The Household Head	Female	75	10
Household Head Educational Status	Forma Education	583	77.8
Household Head Educational Status	No Formal Education	166	22.2
Spouse Educational Status	Forma Education	511	68.2
Spouse Educational Status	No Formal Education	238	31.8
Family Size	2-4	321	42.9
	5-6	269	35.9
	7-8	159	15.8
Farm Size	<1 Hectare	657	87.7
Farm Size	≥1 Hectare	92	12.3

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