| Characteristics | All Districts | District 1 (Kongwa) | District 2 (Muheza) | District 3 (Singida) |
| N | 210 | 52 | 69 | 89 |
| Age, mean, y | 33.7 | 30.8 | 34.6 | 34.8 |
| Ethnic group (%) | ||||
| Bondei | 7.6 | 0.0 | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| Gogo | 13.3 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kaguru | 7.1 | 28.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nyaturu | 41.9 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 96.6 |
| Shambaa | 11.4 | 13.5 | 34.8 | 0.0 |
| Other | 18.6 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 3.4 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| Primary school | 90.0 | 88.5 | 88.4 | 92.1 |
| More than primary | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| Wealth statusa (%) | ||||
| Low | 26.7 | 30.8 | 33.3 | 19.1 |
| Medium | 29.0 | 36.5 | 29.0 | 24.7 |
| High | 44.3 | 32.7 | 37.7 | 56.2 |
| DDS (median across seasons)b | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| FVS (mean across seasons)c | 8.4 | 7.2 | 10.9 | 7.2 |
| Cultivating/collecting indigenous vegetables (%) | 98.1 | 98.1 | 99.0 | 97.4 |
| Cultivating exotic vegetables (%) | 31.1 | 12.2 | 16.9 | 53.2 |
↵a According to number of possessions, setting of the house, number of livestock, type of occupation, and whether vegetables were sold.
↵b DDS, Dietary Diversity Score, calculated by summing the number of food groups consumed by an individual over a 24-hour recall period.
↵c FVS, Food Variety Score, counting single foods over a 24-hour recall period.