Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households, by household food insecurity status, Canada, 2011–12 (n = 120,909)
From: Geographic and socio-demographic predictors of household food insecurity in Canada, 2011–12
Food secure | Food insecure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marginal | Moderate | Severe | ||
Weighted N (000 s) | 11,468.6 | 536.2 | 759.6 | 333.5 |
Provinces and territories, % | ||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 88.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 1.8% |
Prince Edward Island | 84.2% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 2.7% |
Nova Scotia | 82.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 3.8% |
New Brunswick | 84.0% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 3.1% |
Quebec | 87.0% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 2.3% |
Ontario | 88.2% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 2.7% |
Manitoba | 87.7% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 1.8% |
Saskatchewan | 87.9% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 2.4% |
Alberta | 88.1% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 2.3% |
British Columbia | 88.1% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 2.9% |
Yukon | 83.1% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 3.0% |
Northwest Territories | 82.2% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 4.3% |
Nunavut | 59.1% | 4.3% | 19.0% | 17.7% |
Household incomea, mean ± SEM | $52,975 ± 438 | $30,275 ± 580 | $24,778 ± 570 | $18,888 ± 454 |
Main source of household income, % | ||||
Wages/salaries or self-employment | 89.1% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% |
Seniors’ income, including pensions, dividends and interest | 92.8% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 1.4% |
Employment insurance or workers’ compensation | 62.4% | 10.0% | 17.3% | 10.3% |
Social assistance | 32.9% | 8.3% | 30.4% | 28.4% |
Other or noneb | 70.7% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 7.0% |
Missing | 91.1% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 0.9% |
Education (highest level in household), % | ||||
Less than completed high school | 79.1% | 4.6% | 10.6% | 5.7% |
Completed high school | 83.6% | 4.8% | 7.9% | 3.7% |
Some post-secondary | 76.8% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 6.9% |
Completed post-secondary, below bachelor’s degree | 86.7% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 2.6% |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 93.9% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.7% |
Missing | 87.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 2.0% |
Household structurec, % | ||||
Unattached, living alone or with others | 83.4% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 4.8% |
Couple, no children | 94.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.8% |
Couple with children | 89.6% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.1% |
Female lone parent | 72.3% | 8.1% | 13.3% | 6.3% |
Male lone parent | 84.8% | 5.1% | 8.3% | 1.9% |
Other or missing | 84.8% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
Housing tenure, % | ||||
Owns dwelling | 93.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
Renter | 74.4% | 7.0% | 12.3% | 6.3% |
Missing | 84.8% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 3.4% |
Aboriginal status of respondent, % | ||||
Non-aboriginal | 88.1% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 2.3% |
Aboriginal | 72.3% | 5.4% | 14.1% | 8.1% |
Immigration status of respondent, % | ||||
Canadian born | 87.7% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
Immigrant < 10 years | 81.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
Immigrant, ≥ 10 years | 89.6% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 1.9% |
Missing | 81.0% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 4.3% |
Urban/rural residence, % | ||||
Population centre | 87.2% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 2.8% |
Rural | 89.4% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 1.6% |