TABLE 2.
Weighted FI status distribution as defined in Canada (rows) and the United States (columns) among adults 18 y old and older in the Canadian Community Health Survey linked file 2005–20171
| US classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-secure | Food-insecure | ||||
| Canadian classification | High FS | Marginal FS | Low FS | Very low FS | Total |
| Overall (n = 403,200) | |||||
| No FI | 88.56 | 88.56 | |||
| Marginal FI | 3.74 | 3.74 | |||
| Moderate FI | 1.66 | 3.54 | 0.05 | 5.25 | |
| Severe FI | 0.12 | 2.33 | 2.45 | ||
| Total | 88.56 | 5.40 | 3.66 | 2.38 | 100.00 |
| Overall (n = 403,200) | |||||
| Food-secure | 92.30 | 92.30 | |||
| Food-insecure | 1.66 | 6.04 | 7.70 | ||
| Total | 93.96 | 6.04 | 100.00 | ||
| With children (n = 93,200) | |||||
| Food-secure | 90.26 | 90.26 | |||
| Food-insecure | 1.61 | 8.13 | 9.74 | ||
| Total | 91.87 | 8.13 | 100.00 | ||
| No children (n = 310,000) | |||||
| Food-secure | 93.30 | 93.30 | |||
| Food-insecure | 1.68 | 5.02 | 6.70 | ||
| Total | 94.98 | 5.02 | 100.00 | ||
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Values are weighted percentages. The overall sample is representative of 209 million people in Canada (Quebec excluded) in the 13 y from 2005 to 2017. Cells do not necessarily sum to “total” owing to mandatory rounding during weighting. All cells’ percentages are significantly different between households with children and those without children except those for the “US-marginal Canada-moderate” adults (1.61% compared with 1.68%, P > 0.05). FI, food insecurity; FS, food security.