Seguridad alimentaria en Guatemala usando ENCOVI 2011, ELCSA y Encuesta de Gastos en el Hogar

The first of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. However this goal has not been met in Guatemala. This study assessed the probability of food insecurity in Guatemala associated with sociodemographic factors using two methods, ELCSA and Expenditure Food Survey, both analyzed data from the last Survey of Living Conditions. ELCSA is a qualitative method which use a series of questions to measure the perception of household heads and assign a food security level per household. Expenditure Food Survey made a balance between calories intake and calories required according the physical activity level of each person from the household. Then both methods used a statistical linear probability model to analyze the impact of the sociodemographic factors. The factors analyzed include location, education and gender. Data management and statistical analyses will be conducted using the statistical software SAS 9.3. It was determined by ELCSA 80% of food insecurity and education was considered as the mean factor that can reduce in 22.7% the probability of being food insecure. Meanwhile Expenditure Food Survey estimated a 24% of food insecurity and consider rural location as the mean factor that can reduce in 22% the probability of food being food insecure. And determined that 40% of households consume less than 2,245 calories per capita and do not supply their minimum requirements.