Table 1.
Prevalence (%) and 95% Confidence Intervals of Study Variables from a Pooled Sample of Respondents from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2005–2012 (N = 302,683).
| Variable | Categories | Percent | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | |||
| Major Depressive Episodes in the Past Year | Yes | 6.4 | 6.2–6.6 |
| Depressive Thoughts in the Past Month | Yes | 19.9 | 19.6–20.3 |
| Anxiety Disorder | Yes | 5.8 | 5.7–6.0 |
| Mood Disorder | Yes | 7.2 | 7.0–7.3 |
| Suicidal Thoughts in the Past Year | Yes | 19.7 | 18.7–20.7 |
| Mental Health Status | Fair/Poor | 5.3 | 5.2–5.4 |
| Exposure | |||
| Household Food Insecurity | Food Secure | 88.2 | 88.0–88.4 |
| Marginal Food Insecurity | 3.7 | 3.5–3.8 | |
| Moderate Food Insecurity | 6.7 | 6.5–6.9 | |
| Severe Food Insecurity | 1.4 | 1.3–1.5 | |
| Covariate | Categories | Mean | Standard Deviation |
| Age | Continuous (18–64) | 42.8 | 13.5 |
| Covariate | Categories | Percent | 95% CI |
| Sex | Male | 49.1 | 49.1–49.2 |
| Female | 50.9 | 50.8–50.9 | |
| Household | Unattached, living alone | 12.5 | 12.3–12.7 |
| Single living with others | 5.1 | 5.0–5.3 | |
| Couple, no kids | 25.3 | 25.0–25.5 | |
| Couple with kids < 25 | 45.0 | 44.7–45.3 | |
| Lone parent, kids < 25 | 6.1 | 5.9–6.3 | |
| Other/multi-family | 6.0 | 5.9–6.2 | |
| Marital Status | Married/Common Law | 65.2 | 64.9–65.4 |
| Divorced/Widowed/ | 9.2 | 9.0–9.4 | |
| Separated | 25.7 | 25.4–25.9 | |
| Single | |||
| Inflation-Adjusted Income | Lowa | 5.8 | 5.6–5.9 |
| Med-High | 94.2 | 94.1–94.4 | |
| Income Source | Wages/Salary/Self-Employment | 88.9 | 88.7–89.1 |
| EI/WCB | 1.1 | 1.0–1.1 | |
| Social Assistance b | 8.2 | 8.0–8.3 | |
| Other c | 1.8 | 1.8–1.9 | |
| Race | White | 79.2 | 78.9–79.6 |
| Asian | 11.7 | 11.4–12.0 | |
| Aboriginal | 2.6 | 2.5–2.7 | |
| Other d | 6.5 | 6.2–6.7 | |
| Education | Post-Secondary Degree | 80.5 | 80.2–80.7 |
| Some Post-Secondary | 5.4 | 5.2–5.5 | |
| High School Grad | 9.8 | 9.7–10.0 | |
| Less than High School | 4.4 | 4.2–4.5 | |
| Immigration | Immigrated > 10 years ago | 15.7 | 15.5–16.0 |
| Immigrated <10 years ago | 7.5 | 7.3–7.7 | |
| Canadian Born | 76.7 | 76.4–77.0 | |
| Homeownership | Homeowner | 73.5 | 73.1–73.8 |
| Renter | 26.5 | 26.2–26.9 | |
| Cycle of CCHS | 3.1 | 22.2 | 22.1–22.3 |
| 2007/08 | 25.5 | 25.4–25.6 | |
| 2009/10 | 25.6 | 25.6–25.7 | |
| 2011/12 | 26.6 | 26.6–26.7 | |
Derived from respondent's total household income before taxes adjusted by Canadian inflation rates for the year the respondent was surveyed (Statistics Canada, 2016). Inflation adjusted income was ranked (low-lower middle, middle, upper middle, and highest) based on the number of people in that household and national income thresholds (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2015, Peel Public Health, 2011). Finally, the 4-level variable was dichotomized into low and medium-high income.
Includes: benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan, Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement, Provincial or municipal social assistance or welfare and Child Tax Benefit.
Includes: Retirement pensions, child support, alimony and other.
Includes those who identify as: Black, Latin American, Arab, and Other (Multi-racial).