Table 2 Factors associated with food insecurity of households with at least one senior citizen

Age of the participants

0.97 (0.94–1.01)*

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

 No

Ref

Ref

 Yes

0.55 (0.33–0.91)^*

0.47 (0.24–0.95)*

 Male

Ref

–

 Female

1.08 (0.66–1.79)

–

 Upper caste

Ref

Ref

 Janajati

1.87 (1.01–3.49)^*

2.93 (1.26–6.84)*

 Dalits

1.39 (0.66–2.96)

0.99 (0.37–2.61)

 Nuclear

Ref

–

 Joint

0.93 (0.55–1.57)

–

 Extended

0.49 (0.12–1.97)

–

 No

0.21 (0.12–0.36)*

0.05 (0.21–0.13)^*

 Yes

Ref

Ref

 < 100

2.48 (1.43–4.30)^*

2.26 (1.08–4.76)^*

 ≥ 100

Ref

Ref

 Agriculture

0.38 (0.15–0.99)*

0.46 (0.19–1.10)

 Business

0.28 (0.09–0.80)*

0.15 (0.03–0.59)*

 Service/Pension/Allowances

0.95 (0.50–1.79)

0.26 (0.08–0.89)*

 Wages-based labor

Ref

Ref

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

0.20 (0.093–0.436)^*

0.14 (0.05–0.40)^*

No

Ref

Ref

Yes

0.40 (0.23–0.68)^*

0.05 (0.01–0.16)*