Table 3 Food bank usage by participant characteristics since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as reported in round foura
Unadjusted models (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval) | Models adjusted for household income (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval) | |
|---|---|---|
Genderb | ||
Cisgender man (n = 1479) | –– | –– |
Cisgender woman (n = 1501) | 0.97 (0.66–1.42) | 0.87 (0.59–1.29) |
Non-cisgender (n = 50) | 1.77 (0.56–5.61) | 1.13 (0.35–3.70) |
Age (years) | ||
18–34 (n = 844) | 5.48 (2.55–11.77) | 5.58 (2.57–12.08) |
35–64 (n = 1461) | 3.83 (1.80–8.14) | 3.96 (1.85–8.49) |
65 + (n = 725) | –– | –– |
Province/region | ||
Alberta (n = 340) | –– | –– |
British Columba/Territories (n = 391) | 0.46 (0.21–1.00) | 0.45 (0.20–0.99) |
Quebec (n = 714) | 0.7 (0.39–1.28) | 0.60 (0.33–1.12) |
Ontario (n = 1157) | 0.64 (0.37–1.13) | 0.66 (0.37–1.18) |
Manitoba/Saskatchewan (n = 221) | 0.93 (0.44–1.98) | 0.86 (0.39–1.87) |
Atlantic Provinces (n = 206) | 0.28 (0.08–0.91) | 0.24 (0.07–0.80) |
Highest education completed | ||
High school or less (n = 473) | 1.91 (1.20–3.07) | 1.01 (0.61–1.67) |
Some college or university (n = 523) | 1.80 (1.13–2.86) | 1.40 (0.87–2.27) |
College or university graduate (n = 2034) | –– | –– |
Annual household income | ||
< $25 k (n = 217) | 10.6 (6.09–18.46) | –– |
25 k to < 50 k (n = 506) | 3.81 (2.20–6.61) | –– |
50 K to < 100 k (n = 956) | 1.27 (0.70–2.31) | –– |
100 k + (n = 1216) | –– | –– |
Don't know/prefer not to say (n = 135) | 0.41 (0.05–3.03) | –– |
Financial concerns in previous 2 weeks due to the pandemicc | ||
Yes (n = 920) | 4.73 (3.18–7.02) | 3.74 (2.49–5.63) |
No/don't know/not applicable/prefer not to say (n = 2110) | –– | –– |
Parent/guardian with child under 18 | ||
Yes (n = 609) | 2.29 (1.54–3.40) | 3.64 (2.37–5.60) |
No (n = 2421) | –– | –– |
Race/ethnicityd | ||
Racialized (non-Indigenous) (n = 812) | 1.75 (1.14–2.69) | 1.63 (1.05–2.53) |
Indigenous (n = 115) | 6.58 (3.68–11.75) | 5.20 (2.82–9.60) |
Non-racialized (n = 1971) | –– | –– |
LGBT2Q + | ||
Yes and unsure (n = 276) | 2.42 (1.48–3.94) | 2.02 (1.22–3.34) |
No and prefer not to answer (n = 2754) | –– | –– |
Identify as someone with a pre-existing mental health concern | ||
Yes (n = 575) | 2.61 (1.76–3.97) | 2.02 (1.34–3.03) |
No and prefer not to answer (n = 2455) | –– | –– |
Identify as someone with a disability | ||
Yes (n = 335) | 3.49 (2.29–5.34) | 2.04 (1.29–3.22) |
No and prefer not to answer (n = 2695) | –– | –– |
Tested for COVID-19 and had a positive result | ||
Yes (n = 88) | 2.39 (1.09–5.23) | 2.22 (0.98–5.01) |
No, don’t know, and prefer not to answer (n = 2942) | –– | –– |
Stressed or worried about having enough food to meet my household's basic needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the past 2 weeks? | ||
Yes (n = 477) | 6.85 (4.63–10.13) | 4.75 (3.15–7.17) |
No (n = 2408) | –– | –– |
Don't know/Not applicable/Prefer not to say (n = 145) | 1.5 (0.56–4.03) | 1.07 (0.39–2.94) |
Worried that food would run out before you got money to buy more in the last 12 months? | ||
Often true (n = 122) | 27.31 (15.47–48.21) | 19.08 (10.51–34.64) |
Sometimes true (n = 471) | 11.9 (7.40–19.13) | 8.94 (5.48–14.60) |
Never true (n = 2367) | –– | –– |
Don’t know/prefer not to answer (n = 71) | 3.78 (1.10–13.03) | 2.95 (0.84–10.36) |