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Table 1 Demographic information of the participating households in the EAT Addis study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Perception of affordable diet is associated with pre-school children’s diet diversity in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: the EAT Addis survey

   

Total

Level

Variables (N = 4,898)

 

n(%)/mean [SD]

Child

Sex

Male

2,561 (52.3%)

  

Female

2,337 (47.7%)

 

Age

6–23

1,986 (40.5%)

  

24–59

2,912 (59.5%)

 

Diet diversity

 

3.9 [1.4]

 

Affordable diet diversity

 

4.6 [2.1]

Maternal

Age

15–24

736 (15.0%)

  

25–34

2,990 (61.0%)

  

35–44

925 (18.9%)

  

45 and above

247 (5.0%)

 

Education

Never attend/Not finished first grade

693 (14.1%)

  

Grade 1–4

442 (9.0%)

  

Grade 5–8

1,462 (29.8%)

  

Grade 9–12

1,351 (27.6%)

  

College

950 (19.4%)

 

Marital status

Currently married

4,285 (87.5%)

  

Currently unmarried

613 (12.5%)

Household

Food security

Food secure

2,997 (61.2%)

  

Mildly food insecure

456 (9.3%)

  

Moderately food insecure

958 (19.6%)

  

Severely food insecure

487 (9.9%)

 

Household size

 

4.3 [1.5]

 

Season

Wet

2,512 (51.3%)

 

Dry

2,386 (48.7%)

 

 Wealth

Lowest

978 (20.0%)

  

Second

973 (19.8%)

  

Middle

979 (20.0%)

  

Fourth

984 (20.1%)

  

Highest

984 (20.1%)

  1. Data are presented as mean [SD] for continuous measures, and % (n) for categorical measure