Characteristics of respondents in population-based survey
| Paid distributor arm | Community-led arm | Total | ||||
| n/n. | % | n/n. | % | n/n. | % | |
| Clusters (No.) | 20 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 40 | 100 |
| Households (No.) | 2912 | 49.3 | 3000 | 50.7 | 5912 | 100 |
| Adult household members (No.) | 6442 | 48.8 | 6748 | 51.2 | 13 190 | 100 |
| Mean number of adult household members per headman unit | 322.1 | 337.4 | 329.8 | |||
| Surveyed respondents (No.) | 5467 | 49 | 5683 | 51 | 11 150 | 100 |
| Mean number of surveyed respondents per headman unit | 273.4 | 284.2 | 278.8 | |||
| Household characteristics | ||||||
| Adult members per household (mean/SD)* | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.2 (1) | 2.1 (1.1) | |||
| Children per household (mean/SD)* | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.6) | 1.7 (1.6) | |||
| Household wealth quintile (n/n (%))†‡ | ||||||
| Poorest 1 | 536/2736 | 19.6 | 579/2836 | 20.4 | 1115/5572 | 20 |
| Second 2 | 596/2736 | 21.8 | 530/2836 | 18.7 | 1126/5572 | 20.2 |
| Middle 3 | 556/2736 | 20.3 | 547/2836 | 19.3 | 1103/5572 | 19.8 |
| Fourth 4 | 534/2736 | 19.5 | 580/2836 | 20.5 | 1114/5572 | 20 |
| Least poor 5 | 514/2736 | 18.8 | 600/2836 | 21.2 | 1114/5572 | 20 |
| Household food insecurity (n/n (%))§ | ||||||
| Severe household hunger | 572/2776 | 20.6 | 525/2850 | 18.4 | 1097/5626 | 19.5 |
| Moderate household hunger | 951/2776 | 34.3 | 945/2850 | 33.2 | 1896/5626 | 33.7 |
| Little-to-no household hunger | 1253/2776 | 45.1 | 1380/2850 | 48.4 | 2633/5626 | 46.8 |
| Individual characteristics (adults only) | ||||||
| Age (mean/SD)¶ | 35.3 (15.9) | 36.0 (16.4) | 35.6 (16.1) | |||
| Age in groups (n/n (%))¶ | ||||||
| 16–24 years | 1720/5464 | 31.5 | 1721/5678 | 30.3 | 3441/11 142 | 30.9 |
| 25+ years | 3744/5464 | 68.5 | 3957/5678 | 69.7 | 7701/11 142 | 69.1 |
| Male (n/n (%)) | 2490/5467 | 45.5 | 2580/5683 | 45.4 | 5070/11 150 | 45.5 |
| Marital status (n/n (%))** | ||||||
| Married or living as married | 3397/5394 | 63 | 3364/5601 | 60.1 | 6761/10 995 | 61.5 |
| Never married | 1235/5394 | 22.9 | 1366/5601 | 24.4 | 2601/10 995 | 23.7 |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 762/5394 | 14.1 | 871/5601 | 15.6 | 1633/10 995 | 14.9 |
| Highest level of education (n/n (%)) | ||||||
| Primary complete or less | 2338/5467 | 42.8 | 2038/5683 | 35.9 | 4376/11 150 | 39.2 |
| Some secondary education | 1367/5467 | 25 | 1441/5683 | 25.4 | 2808/11 150 | 25.2 |
| Secondary education complete or higher | 1762/5467 | 32.2 | 2204/5683 | 38.8 | 3966/11 150 | 35.6 |
| Religion (n/n (%)) | ||||||
| Apostolic | 2206/5467 | 40.4 | 2055/5683 | 36.2 | 4261/11 150 | 38.2 |
| Other | 3261/5467 | 59.6 | 3628/5683 | 63.8 | 6889/11 150 | 61.8 |
| Receives regular salary (n/n (%))†† | 1313/5401 | 24.3 | 1263/5618 | 22.5 | 2576/11 019 | 23.4 |
*120 households missing household member information in paid distributor arm and 127 in community-led arm.
†176 households missing assets data in paid distributor arm and 164 in community-led arm.
‡Ascertained at the household level using an assets index generated using principal components analysis.
§136 missing hunger information in paid distributor arm and 150 in community-led arm.
¶3 missing age in paid distributor arm and 5 in community-led arm.
**73 missing marital status in paid distributor arm and 82 in community-led arm.
††66 missing salary data in paid distributor arm and 65 in community-led arm.