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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: ‘Hunger in early life’: exploring the prevalence and correlates of child food insecurity in Canada

Variable

Percentage

 Child food insecurity

 Food secure

94.85

 Food insecure

5.15

Immigrant status

 No

76.51

 Yes

23.49

Visible minority status

 No

79.71

 Yes

20.29

Living arrangement

 Couple

73.74

 Lone

17.11

 Other

9.15

Household size

 2

7.72

 3

29.41

 4

40.51

 5 or more

22.36

Province of residence

 Quebec

21.72

 Newfoundland and Labrador

2.42

 Prince Edward Island

1.46

 Nova Scotia

3.57

 New Brunswick

2.80

 Ontario

29.87

 Manitoba

5.12

 Saskatchewan

4.36

 Alberta

14.68

 British Columbia

12.56

 Territories

1.44

Household education

 More than secondary education

86.12

 Secondary education

10.84

 Less than secondary education

3.03

Household income

 More than $80 K

62.13

 60 K to 80 K

12.33

 40 K to 60 K

11.00

 20 K to 40 K

9.15

 Less than 20 K

5.37

Employment

 Yes

79.91

 No

20.09

Sense of belonging to community

 Very strong

17.43

 Somewhat strong

53.45

 Somewhat weak

23.24

 Very weak

5.88

Self-rated physical health

 Excellent

26.54

 Very good

40.96

 Good

25.31

 Fair

5.63

 Poor

1.56

Self-rated mental health

 Excellent

31.26

 Very good

38.74

 Good

23.37

 Fair

5.43

 Poor

1.20

 Total

21,455