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Table 3 Food insecurity by social and demographic variables. Greenland Population Health Survey 2018. N = 1886. Adjustment for age and sex in general linear models

From: Association of food insecurity with dietary patterns and expenditure on food, alcohol and tobacco amongst indigenous Inuit in Greenland: results from a population health survey

 

Food insecure

 

N

%

Age group

 15–24

242

19.3

 25–34

226

13.2

 35–59

899

9.1

 60+

519

3.3

 Total

1886

p < 0.0001

Men

842

10.9

Women

1044

7.9

Total

1886

p = 0.025

Household

 Households with children 0–17 year old

785

7.2

 Households without children

1101

10.8

 Total

1886

p = 0.018

Household Asset Score

 0–2

320

20.3

 3

272

17.9

 4

361

8.8

 5

506

5.5

 6

427

0.4

 Total

1886

p < 0.0001

Highest attained educationa

 Primary school

763

12.5

 Upper secondary school

73

5.0

 Short vocational (<  2 years)

642

7.0

 Medium long (2–3 years)

270

3.6

 Long, university(4+ years)

25

0.5

 Total

1773

p < 0.0001

Job categoryb

 Not working

239

28.1

 Students

97

12.9

 Unskilled labourers

497

9.8

 Hunters/fishermen and families

51

5.3

 Skilled workers

382

5.5

 White collar employees

207

3.4

Total

1473

p < 0.0001

  1. a 18+ year old participants
  2. b 18–65 year old participants