Table 3.
Contribution to total food insecurity prevalence and prevalence among subgroups by socio-demographic characteristics among 6800 households in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2011–2012 and 2017–2018
| 2011–2012 survey cycle % (95% CI) | 2017–2018 survey cycle % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total prevalence of food insecurity | 12.0 (10.5, 13.6) | 14.7 (13.1, 16.6) | ||
| Breakdown of total prevalenceb | Within-group prevalence | Breakdown of total prevalenceb | Within-group prevalence | |
| Main source of household income | ||||
| Employment income | 6.1 (5.1, 7.3) | 9.5 (8.0, 11.4) | 7.6 (6.3, 9.9) | 12.7 (10.6, 15.1) |
| EI/WC | 0.8 (.5, 1.4) | 34.5 (21.7, 50.1) | 0.9 (.6, 1.3) | 32.4 (22.2, 44.5) |
| Pensions/retirement savings | 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) | 8.2 (6.3, 10.5) | 2.5 (2.0, 3.2) | 9.1 (7.2, 11.5) |
| Social assistance | 1.9 (1.3, 2.8) | 46.2 (34.4, 58.3) | 2.5 (1.8, 3.4) | 65.0 (53.4, 75.1) |
| Other/unstated | 1.2 (.8, 1.8) | 20.2 (13.7, 28.7) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) | 20.6 (14.2, 28.9) |
| Highest level of education in household | ||||
| Less than secondary | 2.4 (1.8, 3.2) | 17.1 (13.0, 22.1) | 2.2 (1.7, 2.9) | 18.9 (14.8, 23.8) |
| Secondary school completion | 1.8 (1.3, 2.6)a | 12.2 (9.0, 16.3)a | 3.7 (2.9, 4.7)a | 24.6 (19.6, 30.3)a |
| Post-secondary school completion (less than Bachelors’) | 6.4 (5.3, 7.7) | 12.8 (10.7, 15.2) | 7.2 (6.0, 8.6) | 14.5 (12.2, 17.2) |
| Bachelors’ degree or higher | 1.4 (.9, 2.0) | 6.5 (4.4, 9.6) | 1.6 (1.1, 2.4) | 6.9 (4.8, 9.8) |
| Household composition | ||||
| Unattached/lone parent with children > 18 years | 4.3 (3.5, 5.4)a | 15.1 (12.3, 18.6)a | 7.3 (6.2, 8.7)a | 23.3 (19.6, 27.4)a |
| Couple without children under 18/other household types | 3.8 (3.0, 4.8) | 8.9 (7.1, 11.1) | 2.7 (2.1, 3.6) | 6.3 (4.9, 8.2) |
| Couple with children under 18 | 2.3 (1.7, 3.0) | 9.9 (7.4, 13.0) | 2.6 (1.9, 3.5) | 13.2 (9.7, 17.8) |
| Lone parent with children under 18 | 1.6 (1.1, 2.4) | 27.3 (20.2, 35.7) | 2.1 (1.5, 2.9) | 36.3 (27.0, 46.9) |
| Dwelling ownership status | ||||
| Homeowners | 6.7 (5.6, 7.9) | 8.5 (7.2, 10.0) | 6.4 (5.4, 7.6) | 8.3 (7.1, 9.8) |
| Renter households | 5.3 (4.2, 6.6)a | 24.6 (20.5, 29.3)a | 8.3 (6.9, 9.9)a | 36.5 (31.2, 42.2)a |
| Respondent Indigenous status | ||||
| Non-Indigenous/not stated | 10.6 (9.1, 12.2) | 11.7 (10.1, 13.4) | 12.8 (11.2, 14.7) | 14.2 (12.4, 16.2) |
| Indigenous | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 15.2 (11.5, 19.8) | 1.9 (1.5, 2.5) | 19.6 (15.8, 24.0) |
| Respondent immigration status | ||||
| Canadian-born/not stated | 11.8 (10.3, 13.4) | 12.0 (10.5, 13.7) | 14.0 (12.4, 15.8) | 14.5 (12.8, 16.4) |
| Immigrant | 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) F | 10.5 (4.7, 22.0) F | 0.7 (0.4, 1.3) | 20.6 (11.7, 33.5) |
| Income | ||||
| > Low Income Measure | 3.5 (2.8, 4.3)a | 5.5 (4.4, 6.8)a | 6.6 (5.5, 7.8)a | 9.2 (7.7, 10.9)a |
| ≤ Low Income Measure | 8.5 (7.2, 10.1) | 23.2 (19.7, 27.0) | 8.2 (7.0, 9.6) | 28.5 (24.8, 32.6) |
a Indicates that 95% confidence intervals did not overlap and therefore difference between survey cycles is statistically significant
bThe categories within each variable sum to the total prevalence
F indicates estimate with high uncertainty as per Statistics Canada’s standard (coefficient of variation > 33.3%)