Table 1.
Sample characteristics, overall, and by reporting food worry in the previous 2 weeks (n, row %)
| Overall study sample | Food worry in the previous 2 weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n, column %) (n = 2903) |
No (n = 2400) | Yes (n = 503) | Chi-square test p-value |
|
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 1474 (50.8) | 1196 (81.1) | 278 (18.9) | 0.027 |
| Male | 1429 (49.2) | 1204 (84.3) | 225 (15.7) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–34 years | 509 (17.5) | 391 (76.8) | 118 (23.2) | <0.001 |
| 35–54 years | 1133 (39.0) | 889 (78.5) | 244 (21.5) | |
| 55+ years | 1261 (43.4) | 1120 (88.8) | 141 (11.2) | |
| Household income | ||||
| Under $25,000 | 218 (7.5) | 133 (61.0) | 85 (39.0) | <0.001 |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 485 (16.7) | 364 (75.1) | 121 (24.9) | |
| $50,000–$99,999 | 958 (33.0) | 810 (84.6) | 148 (15.4) | |
| $100,000+ | 1242 (42.8) | 1093 (88.0) | 149 (12.0) | |
| Ethnicity a | ||||
| Indigenous | 85 (3.0) | 62 (72.9) | 23 (27.1) | 0.011 |
| Not Indigenous | 2723 (97.0) | 2273 (83.5) | 450 (16.5) | |
| Parent/guardian living with children under 18 years | ||||
| Yes | 606 (20.9) | 480 (79.2) | 126 (20.8) | 0.011 |
| No | 2297 (79.1) | 1920 (83.6) | 377 (16.4) | |
| Disability b | ||||
| Yes | 294 (10.2) | 208 (70.7) | 86 (29.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 2585 (89.8) | 2174 (84.1) | 411 (15.9) | |
| LGBT2Q+ c | ||||
| Yes or unsure | 226 (7.8) | 182 (80.5) | 44 (19.5) | 0.355 |
| No | 2663 (92.2) | 2209 (83) | 454 (17) | |
| Pre-existing mental health condition d | ||||
| Yes | 530 (18.4) | 396 (74.7) | 134 (25.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 2344 (81.6) | 1980 (84.5) | 364 (15.5) | |
| Financial worry in the previous 2 weeks | ||||
| Yes | 1062 (37.3) | 706 (66.5) | 356 (33.5) | <0.001 |
| No | 1782 (62.7) | 1647 (92.4) | 135 (7.6) | |
aParticipants were asked, “What is your family ethnicity” and were able to select multiple options. Respondents were classified as Indigenous if they self-identified having a family of Indigenous origins, even if they identified additional ethnic categories
bParticipants were asked, “Do you identify as a person with a disability?”
cParticipants were asked, “Do you identify as being LGBT2Q+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirit, queer, etc.)?”
dParticipants were asked, “Do you identify as a person who has a pre-existing (prior to COVID-19) mental health condition?”