Characteristics of 67 033 people aged 16–64 who participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey in 2005, 2007/08 or 2009/10, by household food security status
| Characteristic | Food security status; no. (%) of participants* | p value† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n = 67 033 | Food secure n = 58 875 | Food insecure | ||||
| Marginal n = 2 593 | Moderate n = 3 479 | Severe n = 2 086 | ||||
| Age at interview, yr, mean ± SD | 42.2 ± 13.5 | 42.5 ± 13.5 | 38.2 ± 12.9 | 40 ± 13.1 | 41.5 ± 12.6 | 0.2 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 36 020 (53.7) | 31 082 (52.8) | 1 501 (57.9) | 2 126 (61.1) | 1 311 (62.8) | < 0.001 |
| Male | 31 014 (46.3) | 27 794 (47.2) | 1 092 (42.1) | 1 253 (38.9) | 775 (37.2) | < 0.001 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Less than secondary school graduation | 7 617 (11.4) | 5 903 (10.0) | 423 (16.3) | 759 (21.8) | 532 (25.5) | < 0.001 |
| Secondary school graduation | 12 839 (19.2) | 11 124 (18.9) | 574 (22.1) | 744 (21.4) | 397 (19.0) | 0.001 |
| Some postsecondary school | 5 636 (8.4) | 4 765 (8.1) | 290 (11.2) | 354 (10.2) | 227 (10.9) | < 0.001 |
| Postsecondary school graduation | 40 941 (61.1) | 37 083 (63.0) | 1 306 (50.4) | 1 622 (46.6) | 930 (44.6) | < 0.001 |
| Homeowner | 51 768 (77.2) | 48 246 (81.9) | 1 482 (57.2) | 1 455 (41.8) | 585 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
| No. of children < 18 yr in household, mean ± SD | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.5 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 1.1 | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0.5 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 |
| No. of adults in household, mean ± SD | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 13 202 (19.7) | 10 353 (17.6) | 741 (28.6) | 1 216 (35.0) | 892 (42.8) | < 0.001 |
| 2 | 13 503 (20.1) | 11 636 (19.8) | 585 (22.6) | 825 (23.7) | 457 (21.9) | < 0.001 |
| 3 | 13 702 (20.4) | 12 205 (20.7) | 537 (20.7) | 623 (17.9) | 337 (16.2) | < 0.001 |
| 4 | 13 492 (20.1) | 12 394 (21.1) | 405 (15.6) | 467 (13.4) | 226 (10.8) | < 0.001 |
| 5 (highest) | 13 134 (19.6) | 12 287 (20.9) | 325 (12.5) | 348 (10.0) | 174 (8.3) | < 0.001 |