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 |