期刊名称：International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
电子版ISSN：1309-8063
出版年度：2020
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：66-81
出版社：Social Sciences Research Society
摘要：The importance of food security at household level has been identified as one of
the important priorities globally. The second sustainable development goal
(SDG2) involves dealing with hunger and food insecurity to the extent that no one
goes to bed with an empty stomach. The literature shows that female-headed
households, which in most cases are single-parent households - unless the de-facto
head principle is, and a woman is a head with a man present- are the most
vulnerable households in terms of both poverty and food security. The paper
intends to investigate the extent of food insecurity among female-headed
households in South Africa using the 2018 General Household Survey (GHS) that
collected data from all the nine provinces in the country. The paper employs both
descriptive statistics and inferential statistics with a regression model estimated to
determine the household factors that are significant determinants of food security
at household level among the female-headed household. The apriori expectation is
that age, race, income and size of the household will be among the important
determinants of food security. The study will also check if those that are receiving
a grant are better off than those that do not receive one. The results of the paper
will help policy makers to have a more focused approach in dealing with food
insecurity at household level.
关键词：Female;headed households; food insecurity; general household
survey; SDGs
