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Table 1 Definition and descriptive statistics of the variables used for the study (n = 600)

From: Effect of households’ dietary knowledge on local (ofada) rice consumption in southwest Nigeria

Variable

Definition

Mean

Dependent variable

Quantity of rice consumed (Kg)

 

 Quantity of local (Ofada) rice

Local (ofada) rice consumed per month (kg)

15.98 (9.79)

Endogenous variable

 Dietary Knowledge Score

Sum of 10 binary indicators covering respondent’s dietary knowledge

4.67 (0.24)

Continuous variables

 Income per month

Household income per month (₦)

97,745.03 (59,479.68)

 Household size

Number of people in the household

0.52 (0.50)

Discrete (binary)

 Gender dummy, male = 1, female = 0

Male or female

3.25

 Age 20–30

Respondent between age 20–30

0.22

 Age 31–40

Respondent between age 31–40

0.40

 Age 41–50

Respondent between age 41–50

0.30

 Age above 50

Respondent age 51 and above

0.12

 Personal

Personal source of information is the information gained through personal experience

0.31

 Family member

Information from family member

0.25

 Associates

Information from associates

0.09

 Nutritionist

Information from nutritionist

0.15

 Health care professionals

Information from health care professionals

0.18

 Household meal planner

Meal planner is the one who takes time to plan the meals for the household.

0.64

 Member on special diet

Whether any household member is on special Diet

0.06

 Farming

Farming occupation

0.09

 Civil servant

Government worker

0.61

 Artisan

Artisans are workers in a skilled trade

0.22

 Lagos

Resides in Lagos State

0.41

 Ogun

Resides in Ogun State

0.42

 Osun

Resides in Osun State

0.41

 Home

Rice consumed at home

0.78

 Away

Rice consumed away from home

0.28

 No formal education

No formal education

0.05

 Adult literacy

Adult education

0.05

 Primary

Primary education

0.04

 Junior secondary

Junior secondary education

0.04

 Senior secondary

Senior secondary education

0.10

 Tertiary

Tertiary education

0.61

  1. Standard deviation in parentheses