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Table 2 Mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\) of inflation-adjusted annual Food Budget Ratio (FBR), per-capita price of food (in 2011 CAD), and per-capita after-tax income (in 2011 CAD) across all communities in 2011, 2016, and 2021. For reference, the mean FBR of the entire population of Canada is included

From: Food budget ratio as an equitable metric for food affordability and insecurity: a population-based cohort study of 121 remote Indigenous communities in Canada

Variable

2011

2016

2021

\(\mu\)

\(\sigma\)

\(\mu\)

\(\sigma\)

\(\mu\)

\(\sigma\)

FBR for remote communities

0.40

0.21

0.32

0.18

0.25

0.10

FBR for Canada

0.09

-

0.11

-

0.10

-

Per-capita price of food for remote communities

$5,621

$493

$4,679

$322

$4,510

$243

Per-capita price of food for Canada

$2,189

-

$2,759

-

$2,567

-

Per-capita after-tax income for remote communities

$17,384

$7,816

$19,326

$10,082

$21,661

$9,707

Per-capita after-tax income for Canada

$25,517

-

$24,443

-

$26,006

-