Research Article

Household ICT Utilization and Food Security Nexus in Nigeria

Table 3

Summary statistics.

VariablesFull sampleHousehold by sexHousehold by sector
MaleFemaleUrbanRural
MeanStd. Dev.MeanStd. Dev.MeanStd. Dev.MeanStd. Dev.MeanStd. 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 hours1.68.341.68.331.68.351.68.341.68.34
Labor wages6.97.526.97.506.98.557.03.556.96.51
Educational qualification3.644.133.624.093.674.173.714.143.624.12
Age24.7120.0223.519.8725.8520.0924.7620.3024.6919.90
Marital status5.272.575.462.545.092.595.312.555.262.57
State of origin14.259.4014.119.3414.379.4616.339.6213.439.19
Enumeration area898.32827.90906.53851.73890.54804.72893.60802.93900.18837.60
Sector1.71.451.71.441.71.45
Sex1.51.491.51.491.51.49
Assistance.64.17.64.17.64.18.62.20.64.16
Observations76343713392121575477

Source: authors’ compilation.