Research Article
Household ICT Utilization and Food Security Nexus in Nigeria
| Variables | Full sample | Household by sex | Household by sector | | Male | Female | Urban | Rural | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. |
| Food security status | .34 | .47 | .34 | .47 | .34 | .47 | .39 | .48 | .32 | .46 | Mobile phone utilization | .68 | .072 | .68 | .06 | .68 | .07 | .68 | .07 | .68 | .071 | Labor hours | 1.68 | .34 | 1.68 | .33 | 1.68 | .35 | 1.68 | .34 | 1.68 | .34 | Labor wages | 6.97 | .52 | 6.97 | .50 | 6.98 | .55 | 7.03 | .55 | 6.96 | .51 | Educational qualification | 3.64 | 4.13 | 3.62 | 4.09 | 3.67 | 4.17 | 3.71 | 4.14 | 3.62 | 4.12 | Age | 24.71 | 20.02 | 23.5 | 19.87 | 25.85 | 20.09 | 24.76 | 20.30 | 24.69 | 19.90 | Marital status | 5.27 | 2.57 | 5.46 | 2.54 | 5.09 | 2.59 | 5.31 | 2.55 | 5.26 | 2.57 | State of origin | 14.25 | 9.40 | 14.11 | 9.34 | 14.37 | 9.46 | 16.33 | 9.62 | 13.43 | 9.19 | Enumeration area | 898.32 | 827.90 | 906.53 | 851.73 | 890.54 | 804.72 | 893.60 | 802.93 | 900.18 | 837.60 | Sector | 1.71 | .45 | 1.71 | .44 | 1.71 | .45 | | | | | Sex | 1.51 | .49 | | | | | 1.51 | .49 | 1.51 | .49 | Assistance | .64 | .17 | .64 | .17 | .64 | .18 | .62 | .20 | .64 | .16 | Observations | 7634 | 3713 | 3921 | 2157 | 5477 |
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Source: authors’ compilation.
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