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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Socioeconomic risks of food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the Understanding Society Covid Survey

Variables

Mean/Standard Deviation/Observations (n*T)

Pre-pandemic household characteristics

 female

0.58 (0.49) 9,501

 A-level (some higher education)

0.22 (0.41) 9,501

 GSCE (basic qualifications)

0.19 (0.40) 9,501

 no qualifications

0.05 (0.21) 9,501

 Annual equivalised household income

21,655.32 (14,247.28) 9,501

 Disabled/Long Term Sick

0.03 (0.18) 9,501

 Has children in house between 0–2 years old

0.08 (0.27) 9,501

 Has children in house between 3–4 years old

0.06 (0.24) 9,501

 Has children in house between 5–11 years old

0.17 (0.38) 9,501

 Has children in house between 12–15 years old

0.13 (0.34) 9,501

 Own outright or mortgage on property

0.82 (0.38) 9,501

 Young Person

0.15 (0.36) 9,501

 Single Parent

0.05 (0.22) 9,501

Pandemic related variables

 Any person in the household unable to eat healthy and nutritious food

0.13 (0.34) 9,501

 Hungry but did not eat

0.02 (0.15) 9,499

 Newly Unemployed

0.08 (0.10) 9,501

 Late with bills

0.05 (0.22) 9,501

 Furloughed

0.11 (0.31) 9,501

 Covid-19 symptoms

0.06 (0.23) 9,501