Household characteristics | Category | Food insecurity level | Food security | Total population | |||
Severe | Moderate | Mild | Total | ||||
Sector | Urban | 74 (0.8%) | 252 (2.7%) | 589 (6.3%) | 915 (9.8%) | 8389 (90.2%) | 9304 (100.0%) |
Rural | 975 (3.4%) | 2731 (9.6%) | 2825 (9.9%) | 6531 (22.9%) | 22 045 (77.1%) | 28 576 (100.0%) | |
Province | Port Moresby | 20 (1.1%) | 42 (2.3%) | 96 (5.2%) | 158 (8.5%) | 1692 (91.5%) | 1850 (100.0%) |
Central | 236 (2.2%) | 1805 (16.7%) | 1739 (16.1%) | 3780 (35.1%) | 7001 (64.9%) | 10 781 (100.0%) | |
Eastern Highlands | 436 (3.8%) | 765 (6.7%) | 1259 (11.1%) | 2460 (21.7%) | 8894 (78.3%) | 11 354 (100.0%) | |
Madang | 297 (6.7%) | 357 (8.0%) | 53 (1.2%) | 707 (15.9%) | 3751 (84.1%) | 4458 (100.0%) | |
East Sepik | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (0.3%) | 82 (1.7%) | 95 (2.0%) | 4745 (98.0%) | 4840 (100.0%) | |
East New Britain | 60 (1.3%) | 1 (0.0%) | 185 (4.0%) | 246 (5.4%) | 4351 (94.6%) | 4597 (100.0%) | |
Age group (in year) | 0–4 | 84 (3.2%) | 194 (7.3%) | 246 (9.3%) | 524 (19.7%) | 2131 (80.3%) | 2655 (100.0%) |
5–14 | 234 (2.6%) | 746 (8.3%) | 776 (8.6%) | 1756 (19.5%) | 7234 (80.5%) | 8990 (100.0%) | |
15–24 | 211 (2.9%) | 600 (8.2%) | 654 (8.9%) | 1465 (20.0%) | 5875 (80.0%) | 7340 (100.0%) | |
25–34 | 163 (2.9%) | 440 (8.0%) | 553 (10.0%) | 1156 (20.9%) | 4370 (79.1%) | 5526 (100.0%) | |
35–44 | 124 (2.6%) | 422 (8.8%) | 452 (9.4%) | 998 (20.8%) | 3794 (79.2%) | 4792 (100.0%) | |
45–54 | 117 (3.0%) | 269 (6.8%) | 349 (8.9%) | 735 (18.6%) | 3207 (81.4%) | 3942 (100.0%) | |
55–64 | 70 (3.0%) | 167 (7.2%) | 219 (9.5%) | 456 (19.7%) | 1853 (80.3%) | 2309 (100.0%) | |
65–101 | 46 (2.0%) | 145 (6.2%) | 165 (7.1%) | 356 (15.3%) | 1970 (84.7%) | 2326 (100.0%) | |
Sex | Male | 552 (2.9%) | 1567 (8.1%) | 1748 (9.1%) | 3867 (20.1%) | 15 362 (79.9%) | 19 229 (100.0%) |
Female | 497 (2.7%) | 1416 (7.6%) | 1666 (8.9%) | 3579 (19.2%) | 15 072 (80.8%) | 18 651 (100.0%) | |
No of household member | 1–2 | 52 (2.6%) | 134 (6.6%) | 183 (9.1%) | 369 (18.3%) | 1647 (81.7%) | 2016 (100.0%) |
3–4 | 266 (3.1%) | 542 (6.3%) | 689 (8.0%) | 1497 (17.4%) | 7115 (82.6%) | 8612 (100.0%) | |
5–6 | 348 (3.1%) | 906 (8.1%) | 1004 (9.0%) | 2258 (20.3%) | 8860 (79.7%) | 11 118 (100.0%) | |
7–8 | 186 (2.5%) | 466 (6.3%) | 554 (7.5%) | 1206 (16.4%) | 6166 (83.6%) | 7372 (100.0%) | |
9–10 | 91 (2.7%) | 313 (9.3%) | 358 (10.6%) | 762 (22.6%) | 2607 (77.4%) | 3369 (100.0%) | |
10+ | 106 (2.0%) | 622 (11.5%) | 626 (11.6%) | 1354 (25.1%) | 4039 (74.9%) | 5393 (100.0%) | |
No of women aged 15–49 years in household | 0 | 95 (3.1%) | 195 (6.4%) | 264 (8.6%) | 554 (18.1%) | 2506 (81.9%) | 3060 (100.0%) |
1 | 528 (3.3%) | 1223 (7.6%) | 1316 (8.1%) | 3067 (19.0%) | 13 109 (81.0%) | 16 176 (100.0%) | |
2 | 200 (2.2%) | 756 (8.2%) | 907 (9.8%) | 1863 (20.1%) | 7391 (79.9%) | 9254 (100.0%) | |
3 | 137 (2.8%) | 488 (10.0%) | 544 (11.1%) | 1169 (23.8%) | 3734 (76.2%) | 4903 (100.0%) | |
4+ | 89 (2.0%) | 321 (7.2%) | 383 (8.5%) | 793 (17.7%) | 3694 (82.3%) | 4487 (100.0%) | |
No of children under 5 years of age living in household | 0 | 640 (3.0%) | 1804 (8.4%) | 1854 (8.7%) | 4298 (20.1%) | 17 083 (79.9%) | 21 381 (100.0%) |
1 | 286 (2.9%) | 688 (6.9%) | 1062 (10.7%) | 2036 (20.5%) | 7887 (79.5%) | 9923 (100.0%) | |
2 | 87 (2.4%) | 326 (8.9%) | 332 (9.0%) | 745 (20.3%) | 2927 (79.7%) | 3672 (100.0%) | |
3+ | 36 (1.2%) | 165 (5.7%) | 166 (5.7%) | 367 (12.6%) | 2537 (87.4%) | 2904 (100.0%) | |
No of men aged 15–64 years living in household | 0 | 35 (1.2%) | 133 (4.5%) | 138 (4.6%) | 306 (10.3%) | 2671 (89.7%) | 2977 (100.0%) |
1 | 404 (2.9%) | 985 (7.1%) | 1081 (7.7%) | 2470 (17.7%) | 11 484 (82.3%) | 13 954 (100.0%) | |
2 | 259 (2.7%) | 690 (7.3%) | 944 (10.0%) | 1893 (20.0%) | 7551 (80.0%) | 9444 (100.0%) | |
3 | 196 (3.5%) | 436 (7.7%) | 624 (11.0%) | 1256 (22.1%) | 4424 (77.9%) | 5680 (100.0%) | |
4 | 65 (1.9%) | 357 (10.5%) | 400 (11.8%) | 822 (24.3%) | 2566 (75.7%) | 3388 (100.0%) | |
5+ | 90 (3.7%) | 382 (15.7%) | 227 (9.3%) | 699 (28.7%) | 1738 (71.3%) | 2437 (100.0%) | |
Household wealth quintile | Poorest | 243 (3.2%) | 582 (7.7%) | 503 (6.6%) | 1328 (17.5%) | 6248 (82.5%) | 7576 (100.0%) |
Poor | 263 (3.5%) | 572 (7.6%) | 481 (6.3%) | 1316 (17.4%) | 6259 (82.6%) | 7575 (100.0%) | |
Middle | 214 (2.8%) | 674 (8.9%) | 640 (8.4%) | 1528 (20.2%) | 6049 (79.8%) | 7577 (100.0%) | |
Rich | 278 (3.7%) | 418 (5.5%) | 846 (11.2%) | 1542 (20.4%) | 6029 (79.6%) | 7571 (100.0%) | |
Richest | 51 (0.7%) | 737 (9.7%) | 944 (12.5%) | 1732 (22.8%) | 5849 (77.2%) | 7581 (100.0%) | |
Total | 1049 (2.8%) | 2983 (7.9%) | 3414 (9.0%) | 7446 (19.7%) | 30 434 (80.3%) | 37 880 (100.0%) |
CHESS, Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System; PNGIMR, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research.