Table 1.
Characteristics of 1174 study participants by marginal food security status (as determined by the 2-item Hunger Vital Sign™)
| Characteristic | All Participants | Marginal food security | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| N | nb | 1174 | 53 (4.5) | 1121 (95.5) |
| Age, months | 1174 | 37 (24–50) | 35 (18–65) | 37 (18–65) |
| Female sex | 1174 | 552 (47.1) | 27 (50.9) | 525 (46.8) |
| Maternal ethnicitya | 991 | |||
| African and Caribbean | 32 (3.2) | 6 (13.0) | 26 (2.8) | |
| Asian | 171 (17.3) | 11 (23.9) | 160 (16.9) | |
| European | 677 (68.3) | 20 (43.5) | 657 (69.5) | |
| Indigenous | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.5) | |
| Latin American | 35 (3.5) | 3 (6.5) | 32 (3.4) | |
| Mixed | 71 (7.2) | 6 (13.0) | 65 (6.9) | |
| Maternal education | 1148 | |||
| High School or less | 75 (6.5) | 22 (42.3) | 53 (4.8) | |
| College/Trades Diploma | 151 (13.2) | 12 (23.1) | 139 (12.7) | |
| University Degree | 922 (80.3) | 18 (34.6) | 904 (82.5) | |
| Self-report family income (CAN $) | 1123 | |||
| Less than $40,000 | 97 (8.6) | 25 (50.0) | 72 (6.7) | |
| $40,000 - $79,999 | 149 (13.3) | 14 (28.0) | 135 (12.6) | |
| $80,000 - $149,999 | 352 (31.3) | 10 (20.0) | 342 (31.9) | |
| $150,000 + | 525 (46.8) | 1 (2.0) | 524 (48.8) | |
| Parent employment status | 1099 | |||
| Both parents unemployed | 20 (1.8) | 9 (17.7) | 11 (1.1) | |
| 1 parent employed | 245 (22.3) | 17 (33.3) | 228 (21.8) | |
| 2 parents employed | 834 (75.9) | 25 (49.0) | 809 (77.2) | |
| Family living arrangements | 1168 | |||
| Single parent or other household | 63 (5.4) | 14 (26.4) | 49 (4.4) | |
| 2 parents in the same household | 1105 (94.6) | 39 (73.6) | 1066 (95.6) | |
| Family immigration status | 1008 | |||
| Non-Immigrant (CDN born) | 573 (56.9) | 19 (45.2) | 554 (57.4) | |
| Immigrant, industrialized | 166 (16.5) | 6 (14.3) | 160 (16.6) | |
| Immigrant, non-industrialized | 269 (26.7) | 17 (40.5) | 252 (26.1) | |
Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR)
aMaternal ethnicity: European includes Western European, Eastern European, Australian or New Zealander; Asian includes East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, West Asian/North African; African and Caribbean, Latin American, Indigenous, Mixed = 2 or more ethnic groups
bThis column shows the distribution of participant characteristics for the response sample