Table 1.
Description of the population sociodemographic characteristics by sex
| Characteristic | Females (%) | Males (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.62 | ||
| 16–29 years | 41.7 | 42.3 | |
| 30–49 years | 33.7 | 34.2 | |
| ≥ 50 years | 24.6 | 23.5 | |
| Region | < 0.0001 | ||
| Hudson Bay | 41.5 | 43.9 | |
| Hudson Strait | 25.5 | 22.1 | |
| Ungava Bay | 33.0 | 34.1 | |
| Marital status | 0.88 | ||
| Married or living with partner | 46.7 | 47.2 | |
| Single | 53.2 | 52.8 | |
| Missing | 0.1 | – | |
| Income | 0.01 | ||
| < $20,000 | 46.7 | 46.4 | |
| $20,000–$59,999 | 23.7 | 34.2 | |
| > $60,000 | 12.0 | 10.8 | |
| Missing | 17.7 | 8.6 | |
| Education | 0.04 | ||
| < Grade 9/secondary 3 | 36.1 | 38.0 | |
| Grade 9/secondary 3–high school diploma | 46.2 | 52.0 | |
| At least some college | 15.4 | 10.0 | |
| Missing | 2.4 | – | |
| Food insecurity markers | |||
| Skipped or cut meals due to lack of resources | 24.2 | 32.1 | 0.01 |
| Missing | 1.3 | 0.2 | |
| Hungry but could not eat due to lack of resources | 19.5 | 28.5 | 0.001 |
| Missing | 0.2 | – | |
| Did not eat for a whole day due to lack of resources | 10.2 | 18.4 | 0.0003 |
| Missing | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
Analyses used weights to account for sampling methodology and item non-response and thereby allow the results to be inferred to the target population; variance was estimated with the balanced repeated replication method. Differences by sex were calculated in complete datasets (i.e., they did not include “Missing” as a category)