Table 1 Characteristics of households with children participating in the QLSCD and included in the analysis at age 4 y (2002), by food insecurity status a b
| Â | Food insecurity status at 4 y | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Food secure 90.8% (n=1568) | Food insecure 9.2% (n =158) | Total % (n) | Total N |
Place factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Materially deprived | 36.3 (569) | 53.2 (84) | 37.8 (653) | 1726 |
Socially deprived | 34.6 (542) | 52.5 (83) | 36.2 (625) | 1726 |
Low social cohesion c | 50.5 (771) | 69.1 (105) | 52.2 (876) | 1679 |
High social disorder c | 23.9 (374) | 45.5 (71) | 25.9 (445) | 1719 |
Living location c | Â | Â | Â | 1710 |
Rural/small town | 22.1 (343) | 22.6 (35) | 22.1 (378) | Â |
CA (semi-urban) | 11.3 (176) | 11.0 (17) | 11.3 (193) | Â |
CMA (urban) | 66.6 (1036) | 66.5 (103) | 66.6 (1139) | Â |
Other explanatory variables | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of people in household (mean, SD) c | 4.1 (0.96) | 4.3 (1.2) | 4.1 (1.0) | 1726 |
SES (tertiles) c | Â | Â | Â | 1715 |
Low | 28.8 (449) | 62.8 (98) | 32.0 (547) | Â |
Medium | 34.3 (535) | 28.9 (45) | 33.8 (580 | Â |
High | 36.9 (575) | 8.3 (13) | 34.3 (588) | Â |
Single parent family c | 11.0 (173) | 26.0 (41) | 12.4 (214) | 1726 |
At least one person in household smokes | 28.9 (453) | 42.4 (67) | 30.1 (520) | 1726 |
Mother is an immigrant | 8.1 (127) | 17.7 (28) | 9.0 (155) | 1726 |
Age of the mother (mean y, SD) | 33.3 (5.0) | 32.5 (6.3) | 33.2 (5.2) | 1726 |