Table 8 Traditional Markov chain probability transfer Matrix of China’s food security level.

From: Regional differences, spatial temporal evolution and dynamic evolution of food security in China

Local status

StatusⅠ

StatusⅡ

StatusⅢ

StatusⅠ

0.970

0.030

0.000

StatusⅡ

0.020

0.929

0.051

Status Ⅲ

0.000

0.020

0.980