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Table 2 Sample characteristics by vital status at age 65

From: Severe food insecurity associated with mortality among lower-income Canadian adults approaching eligibility for public pensions: a population cohort study

 

Alive/censored by 65

Died before 65

Total

Respondents N

48,705

2075

50,780

Weighted population N

21,239,400

730,500

21,969,800

Covariates

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Household food insecurity status

 Food-secure

84.7

36.0

68.2

46.6

84.2

36.5

 Marginally food-insecure

4.0

19.6

7.0

25.4

4.1

19.8

 Moderately food-insecure

7.0

25.5

14.7

35.4

7.3

25.9

 Severely food-insecure

4.3

20.2

10.3

30.3

4.5

20.6

Demographic

 Female

54.1

49.8

40.1

49.0

53.7

49.9

 Age at interview (years)

58.2

3.8

57.2

3.2

58.1

3.8

Health

 Number of chronic conditions

  No chronic condition

58.5

49.3

40.1

49.0

57.8

49.4

  1 condition

28.0

44.9

32.2

46.7

28.2

45.0

  2 conditions

10.4

30.6

17.9

38.4

10.7

30.9

  3+ conditions

2.5

15.5

8.1

27.3

2.7

16.1

  Missing

0.6

7.9

1.5

12.4

0.7

8.1

 Smoker status

  Never smoked

29.5

45.6

16.4

37.1

29.1

45.4

  Former smoker

45.8

49.8

36.2

48.0

45.5

49.8

  Current smoker

24.6

43.1

47.4

49.9

25.3

43.5

 Alcohol consumption frequency last year

  None

45.7

49.8

39.5

48.9

45.5

49.8

  Once a year up to once a week

25.5

43.6

33.8

47.3

25.8

43.8

  Twice a week up to dailya

28.5

45.1

26.6

44.2

28.4

45.1

  Missinga

0.2

4.9

0.1

4.2

0.2

4.9

Socioeconomic

 Household income below Low Income Measure (LIM)

33.8

47.3

51.5

50.0

34.4

47.5

 Indigenous status

  Non-Indigenous

96.2

19.2

94.5

22.8

96.1

19.3

  Indigenous

3.2

17.7

4.9

21.6

3.3

17.9

  Missinga

0.6

7.7

0.7

7.8

0.6

7.7

 Homeownership

  Renter

27.5

44.7

48.8

50.0

28.2

45.0

  Homeowner

72.3

44.8

51.4

50.0

71.6

45.1

 Highest education in household

  High school incomplete

11.4

31.8

15.2

35.9

11.6

32.0

  High school graduatea

15.7

36.3

15.8

36.4

15.7

36.3

  Some collegea

4.8

21.4

6.6

24.9

4.9

21.5

  College degree

63.8

48.0

57.1

49.5

63.6

48.1

  Missinga

4.2

20.2

5.3

22.6

4.3

20.2

 Household type

  Couples with children

23.9

42.7

11.1

31.3

23.5

42.4

  Couples without children

41.9

49.3

36.7

48.2

41.7

49.3

  Single parentsa

7.2

25.9

9.5

29.3

7.3

26.0

  Individuals and other types

26.7

44.2

42.5

49.4

27.2

44.5

  Missinga

0.3

5.1

0.5

6.9

0.3

5.2

  1. Notes: All percentages were weighted by the individual sample weights. All differences between those who died before 65 and those who died at or after 65 were significant at p < 0.05 except the categories denoted by a. According to Statistics Canada’s vetting rules, number of persons was rounded to the nearest digit of five while number of weighted population was rounded to the nearest hundred. The low proportions missing smoker status or homeownership were hidden to protect identity