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Table 1 Socio-demographic and living conditions (weighted %) of adults receiving food assistance in France in 2004–2005 and 2011–2012

From: Recent changes in sociodemographic characteristics, dietary behaviors and clinical parameters of adults receiving food assistance in France

  

Paris, Marseille, Dijon, Seine-St-Denis

Same + Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine

 

2004–2005

n = 883

2011–2012

n = 1,058

P

2011–2012

n = 1,575

Gender

n

883

1,058

NS

1,575

 Male

20.6

19.9

24.4

 Female

79.4

80.1

75.6

Age

n

877

1,057

<0.05

1,574

  < 25 y

4.5

5.3

5.7

 25–34 y

24.1

22.8

21.9

 35–54 y

59.3

52.8

51.9

 55–64 y

9.8

11.7

13.7

  ≥ 65 y

2.3

7.4

6.8

Place of birth

n

882

1,047

<0.01

1,564

 France

29.2

36.8

38.7

 Eastern Europe

3.6

3.1

2.5

 Sub-Saharan Africa

13.3

18.7

19.3

 North Africa

48.5

34.1

32.2

 Other

5.3

7.4

7.3

Marital status

n

880

1,057

<0.05

1,574

 Married or living with a partner

50.6

38.7

36.2

 Single

49.4

61.3

63.8

Number of children

n

882

1,058

<0.05

1,575

 0

20.6

33.4

36.1

  ≥ 1

79.4

66.6

63.9

Type of dwelling

n

882

1,049

NS

1,566

 House/flat; housed by family

87.9

90.5

88.0

 Shelter

8.8

6.3

8.0

 Homeless

3.4

3.2

4.0

Current job status

n

874

1,042

<0.001

1,558

 Working

5.5

11.7

10.8

 Not working

74.5

80.0

80.5

 Illegal immigrant

20.0

8.3

8.7

Education diploma

n

876

1,036

<0.05

1,551

 None or primary

59.7

48.2

46.5

 High school

23.3

31.6

32.8

 High school diploma

10.8

12.5

12.8

 University

6.2

7.7

7.9

Food insufficiency

n

873

999

<0.001

1,503

 Sometimes/often not enough to eat

45.8

29.7

31.5

 Enough to eat but not always the kind of foods wanted

50.3

44.4

43.4

 Enough to eat

3.9

25.8

25.1

History of food assistance use

n

883

1,058

<0.05

1,575

 0–6 months

41.4

28.4

29.5

 7–12 months

6.1

7.2

6.7

 13–24 months

17.1

16.4

15.7

  > 24 months

35.4

48.0

48.1

  1. NS non-significant