Table 2.
Income, shelter costs, and food expenditures in relation to housing type (n = 473)
| Mean (SE) | Median | p value for housing typea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly income | |||
| All families | 23,401 (436) | 22,600 | <0.01 |
| Market | 26,674 (523) | 26,275 | |
| Subsidized | 20,506 (620) | 19,940 | |
| Yearly shelter costs | |||
| All families | 8,033 (172) | 9,000 | <0.01 |
| Market | 11,102 (207) | 10,980 | |
| Subsidized | 5,319 (243) | 4,428 | |
| Yearly after-shelter income | |||
| All families | 15,368 (358) | 14,508 | 0.56 |
| Market | 15,572 (528) | 14,342 | |
| Subsidized | 15,187 (511) | 14,534 | |
| Proportion of income allocated to shelter | |||
| All families | 35.6 (0.6) | 32.8 | <0.01 |
| Market | 45.4 (1.1) | 42.8 | |
| Subsidizedb | 26.9 (0.9) | 25.4 | |
| Monthly food expenditures | |||
| All families | 468 (14) | 430 | 0.41 |
| Market | 488 (17) | 440 | |
| Subsidized | 450 (27) | 410 | |
| Food expenditures in relation to the NFB | |||
| All families | 1.05 (0.03) | 0.97 | 0.89 |
| Market | 1.05 (0.04) | 0.96 | |
| Subsidized | 1.06 (0.04) | 0.97 | |
| Proportion of income allocated to food | |||
| All families | 27.2 (1.0) | 22.3 | 0.16 |
| Market | 25.0 (1.4) | 19.7 | |
| Subsidized | 29.1 (1.6) | 24.0 | |
aP value derived using ANOVA (PROC SURVEYREG) with Box-Cox transformed dependent income and expenditure variables, adjusted for the number of adults and the number of children in the household (except food expenditures in relation to the NFB which already incorporates a household composition adjustment) and whether the household moved in the past year
bAlthough the proportion of income allocated to housing is regulated among subsidized households, some variation is apparent, likely due to fluctuations in income