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. 2021 Nov 1;5(12):nzab135. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzab135

TABLE 3.

Overall prevalence of food insecurity across different measures and time periods by survey type. P values were obtained through ANOVAs with Scheffe multiple comparisons

Survey type P values
Prevalence of food insecurity Timeframe Convenience State representative High risk Convenience – high risk Convenience –representative Representative – high risk
Overall food insecurity Before COVID-19 21.8% 23.9% 43.6% 0.002 0.918 0.004
Since COVID-19 30.2% 32.1% 54.3% 0.000 0.933 0.002
Percent change 36.9% 34.7% 26.9% 0.561 0.971 0.701
BIPOC food insecurity Before COVID-19 29.5% 32.1% 37.3% 0.211 0.818 0.497
Since COVID-19 40.2% 40.6% 55.1% 0.048 0.999 0.078
Percent change 32.0% 29.5% 36.0% 0.892 0.957 0.743
Households with children food insecurity Before COVID-19 30.1% 37.2% 44.1% 0.042 0.389 0.424
Since COVID-19 39.0% 49.2% 57.6% 0.003 0.117 0.272
Percent change 31.8% 33.4% 32.7% 0.995 0.983 0.997
Job disruption food insecurity Any job disruption 43.5% 50.1% 64.8% 0.003 0.489 0.058
Job loss 51.3% 60.8% 72.1% 0.003 0.216 0.168
Furlough 44.2% 51.2% 63.1% 0.081 0.679 0.383
Reduced hours 43.0% 51.5% 63.5% 0.036 0.524 0.320

BIPOC, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.