Table 2 People identifying the presence of a challenging experience in their stories according to age and gender – by % of stories
Challenge in story: | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ |  | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food insecurity | 31.8 | 30.2 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 28.4 | 29.6 |  | 30.8 (n = 241) | 31.3 (n = 488) |
Income insecurity | 25.8 | 23.6 | 27 | 24.3 | 20.6 | 24.9 |  | 25.6 (n = 20) | 23.9 (n = 372) |
Dependents | 4.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.4 |  | 5.6 (n = 44) | 6.8 (n = 106) |
Education access | 22 | 22.7 | 18 | 19.5 | 21.3 | 24.5 |  | 21.6 (n = 169) | 20.9 (n = 326) |
Health access | 1.7 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.4 |  | 2.3 (n = 18) | 3 (n = 46) |
Housing | 2.5 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 2.5 |  | 4.9 (n = 38) | 6.2 (n = 97) |
COVID-19 mobility restrictions | 6.8 | 6 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.6 |  | 5.4 (n = 42) | 5.1 (n = 80) |
COVID-19 more broadly | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 |  | 3.8 (n = 30) | 2.8 (n = 44) |