| Variables |
FA recipients (N=172) |
Controls (N=185) |
P-value |
| Gender n (%) |
|
|
|
| Male |
38 (22.09%) |
60 (32.43%) |
0.029 |
| Female |
134 (77.91%) |
125(67.57%) |
|
| Age in years, mean (SD) |
38.52 (9.06) |
36.61 (10.20) |
0.014 |
| Marital status n (%) |
|
|
|
| Unmarried |
32 (18.60%) |
67 (36.22%) |
0.000 |
| Married |
86 (50%) |
96 (51.89%) |
0.721 |
| Widow |
50 (29.07%) |
14 (7.57%) |
0.000 |
| Education levels n (%) |
|
|
|
| No formal education |
82 (47.67%) |
30 (16.22%) |
0.000 |
| Primary education |
76 (44.19%) |
108 (58.38%) |
0.007 |
| Secondary education |
14 (8.14%) |
47 (25.41%) |
0.000 |
| University |
0 (0 %) |
3 (0.55 %) |
|
| Occupation n (%) |
|
|
|
| At work |
25 (14.53%) |
96 (51.89%) |
0.000 |
| Not at work |
147 (85.47%) |
89 (48.11%) |
|
| Household size n (%) |
|
|
|
| ≤ 4 members |
74 (43.02%) |
75 (40.54%) |
0.635 |
| > 4 members |
98 (56.98%) |
110 (59.46%) |
|
| Missing |
13.63 % |
8.94 % |
|
| Months per period *, mean (SD) |
|
|
|
| Pre |
12.65 (6.85) |
8.62 (3.34) |
|
| During |
7.27 (6.05) |
8.55 (3.42) |
|
| Post |
10.15 (5.85) |
8.50 (3.51) |
|
| Gaps per period **, mean |
|
|
|
| Pre |
2.14 |
1.06 |
0.201 |
| During |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.03 |
| Post |
1.8 |
1.05 |
0.001 |
* Periods: Pre= before food assistance, during= during food assistance, post =
after food assistance,
** Zero included in the mean, zero=37% of all cases in the total sample
-Standard deviations are in the parentheses
- FA- food assistance |
