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. 2018 Oct 23;15(11):2333. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112333

Table 2.

Prevalence of food insecurity by stressor type, 2014.

Weighted 1 (%) Unweighted 2 (%)
Type of Stressor 3
Divorce or Separation 3.1 5.7 ***
Death of Family Member/Close Friend 3.2 4.9 ***
Serious Illness 2.9 5.1 ***
Serious Accident 3.4 5.9 **
Alcohol or Drug Related Problems 5.8 9.7 ***
Mental Illness 5.2 8.7 ***
Serious Disability 4.2 7.9 ***
Not Able to Get a Job 4.6 7.7 ***
Involuntary Job Loss
Witness to Violence
4.5 7.3 ***
12.6 16.4 ***
Abuse or Violent Crime 9.3 15.0 ***
Trouble with the Police 9.3 12.6 ***
Gambling Problem 5.0 9.1 ***
Discrimination-Ethnic or Cultural Background 5.1 9.0 ***
Discrimination-Other Reason 8.7 14.1 ***
Bullying and/or Harassment 6.1 9.0 ***
Removal of Children 11.7 15.6 ***
Other 2.0 5.7
Number of Stressors 4
None <1% <1% -
1 1.4 1.7 **
2 2.0 3.9 ***
3 4.2 6.2 ***
4+ 7.1 11.7 ***
Full Sample 2.0 3.1 ***

1 Prevalence weighted using ABS survey weights; 2 Unweighted prevalence; 3 Tests of proportions for type of stressor relative to not experiencing each stressor; 4 Tests of proportions for number of stressors relative to those reporting no stressors. ‘None’ is the comparison category; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, + p < 0.1.