Table 2.
Negative binomial regression results exploring visits to West Cheshire Foodbank by household characteristics, 2013–2015
| Number of visits | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted bivariate IRR | Adjusted multivariate IRR | ||
| Year | 2013 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| (0) | (0) | ||
| 2014 | 1.053 | 1.045 | |
| (0.035) | (0.034) | ||
| 2015 | 1.123*** | 1.123*** | |
| (0.039) | (0.039) | ||
| Age | 17–24 | 0.850*** | 0.855*** |
| (0.036) | (0.036) | ||
| 25–64 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| (0) | (0) | ||
| 65 and over | 0.801* | 0.775** | |
| (0.076) | (0.075) | ||
| Roofless status | Housed | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| (0) | (0) | ||
| Roofless | 1.035 | 1.026 | |
| (0.087) | (0.088) | ||
| Household type | One person | 1.113 | 1.128* |
| (0.062) | (0.063) | ||
| Couple, no children | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| (0) | (0) | ||
| Couple parent with children | 0.884 | 0.890 | |
| (0.057) | (0.057) | ||
| Lone parent with children | 0.993 | 0.993 | |
| (0.069) | (0.068) | ||
| Other household type | 0.935 | 0.925 | |
| (0.106) | (0.105) | ||
| Reason for referral | Benefit change | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| (0) | (0) | ||
| Benefit delay | 1.043 | 1.032 | |
| (0.047) | (0.046) | ||
| Debt | 1.090 | 1.088 | |
| (0.077) | (0.075) | ||
| Domestic abuse | 0.801** | 0.830* | |
| (0.066) | (0.071) | ||
| Low income | 1.020 | 1.032 | |
| (0.057) | (0.057) | ||
| Sickness/ill-health | 1.061 | 1.060 | |
| (0.146) | (0.145) | ||
| Unemployment | 0.822 | 0.813* | |
| (0.085) | (0.082) | ||
| ‘Other’ reason | 0.936 | 0.927 | |
| (0.048) | (0.048) | ||
IRR incidence rate ratio. Standard errors in parentheses. * p < .05 ** p < .01 *** p < .001