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. 2021 Aug 26;92(5):e781–e797. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13659

TABLE 3.

The effect of school closures on food insecurity trends

Worry about food Parent ate less than should Child ate less than should Parent or child skipped meal Total daily food insecurity
B (SE) B (SE) B (SE) B (SE) B (SE)
Days −0.0001 (0.0002) −0.0005 (0.0002)* −0.0003 (0.0002) + −0.0003 (0.0002) −0.001 (0.001)*
Date is after schools closed 0.100 (0.011)*** 0.060 (0.010)*** 0.023 (0.007)** 0.046 (0.008)*** 0.227 (0.025)***
Days × date is after schools closed −0.001 (0.0003)*** −0.001 (0.0003)** −0.0001 (0.0002) −0.0003 (0.0002) −0.002 (0.001)***
Constant 0.484 (0.068)*** 0.305 (0.055)*** 0.127 (0.042)** 0.154 (0.044)*** 1.059 (0.185)***
Number of observations 12,199 12,136 12,106 12,084 12,074
Number of individuals 244 237 236 235 235

School fixed effects, parent characteristics, and an indicator for weekend were included in each model but are not displayed in the table.

+

p < .10.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.