Table 1 Demographic characteristics of single person households according to food security status
Variables | Total | Food secure household | Food insecure household | t or chi-square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 170 | n = 111 | n = 59 | ||
Age (years) | 77.6±6.5 | 77.5±6.9 | 77.6±5.8 | 0.00 |
women | 84.7(144) | 84.7(94) | 84.8(50) | 0.00 |
≤6 years of primary education | 90.6(154) | 91.9(102) | 88.1(52) | 0.64 |
Having job | 8.2(14) | 10.8(12) | 3.4(2) | 2.81 |
Beneficiaries of national basic livelihood | 44.1(75) | 41.4(46) | 49.2(29) | 3.45 |