Determinants of Rural Household Food Security Status in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Description, measurement, and expected sign of variables.

Variable	Variable value	Description	Expected sign
Dependent variable
Household food security status	Dummy	(1 if “secure,” 0 if “insecure”)
Independent variables
Age	Continuous	Measured in years	Positive
Sex	Dummy	1 = male	Positive
Family size	Continuous	In number	Negative
Education level	Categorical	0 = No formal education, 1 = primary, 2 = secondary, 3 = above secondary school	Positive
Land size	Continuous	In hectare	Positive
Access to market	Continuous	Kilometer	Negative
Tropical livestock	Continuous	In number	Positive
Access to credit	Dummy	1 = if they had access	Positive
Off-farm activities	Dummy	1 = if they had participated	Positive
Saving	Dummy	1 = if they had saved	Positive
Income of the household	Continuous	In birr	Positive