Table 1 Summary of survey participants in September 2012 and May 2013 in Iqaluit, Canada
Characteristics | Households with children | Households without children | All households | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | September 2012 | May 2013 | All | September 2012 | May 2013 | September and May | |
Sample | |||||||
 Total participating households (n) | 488 | 231 | 257 | 497 | 259 | 238 | 985 |
 Food security questionnaire, completed (n) | 431 | 203 | 228 | 468 | 243 | 225 | 899 |
Age | |||||||
 18–40 years old | 283 | 132 | 151 | 192 | 101 | 91 | 475 |
 41–54 years old | 120 | 57 | 63 | 143 | 70 | 73 | 263 |
 55 years old and over | 28 | 14 | 14 | 133 | 72 | 61 | 161 |
Gender | |||||||
 Female | 286 | 141 | 145 | 275 | 145 | 130 | 561 |
Ethnic origin | |||||||
 Inuit | 305 | 149 | 156 | 237 | 129 | 108 | 542 |