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Table S.8 Income-related household food security status, by selected socio-demographic variables, Saskatchewan, 20041

  Income-related food security status 2
Food Secure Food Insecure
All All 3 Moderate Severe
n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
Household type
All households 4 Household status 5 344,100 91.9 90.2-93.6 30,300 8.1 6.4-9.8 19,400 5.2 4.0-6.4 10,800 2.9E 1.8-4.0
Adult status 345,800 92.2 90.5-93.9 29,400 7.8 6.1-9.5 18,700 5.0 3.8-6.2 10,700 2.9E 1.8-4.0
Child status 6 114,000 94.7 92.4-97.0 6,300 5.3E 3.0-7.6 5,400 4.5E 2.4-6.6 F F F
Households with children 7 Household status 109,400 90.9 88.5-93.3 11,000 9.1 6.7-11.5 8,600 7.2 5.2-9.2 F F F
Adult status 111,100 91.6 89.4-93.9 10,100 8.4 6.1-10.7 7,900 6.5 4.7-8.4 F F F
Child status 114,000 94.7 92.4-97.0 6,300 5.3E 3.0-7.6 5,400 4.5E 2.4-6.6 F F F
Households without children Household status 234,700 92.4 90.3-94.6 19,300 7.6 5.5-9.7 10,800 4.3E 2.9-5.7 8,400 3.3E 1.8-4.8
Household income adequacy
Lowest Household status 6,400 51.8 38.6-65.0 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 6,400 51.8 38.6-65.0 F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Lower middle Household status 25,700 73.1 65.1-81.1 9,500 26.9 18.9-35.0 5,100 14.6E 8.4-20.8 F F F
Adult status 26,100 74.1 66.0-82.2 9,100 25.9 17.8-34.0 F F F F F F
Child status 7,500 70.9 56.4-85.4 F F F F F F F F F
Middle Household status 77,000 90.1 87.1-93.2 8,400 9.9 6.8-12.9 6,800 7.9E 5.3-10.6 F F F
Adult status 77,300 90.5 87.6-93.5 8,100 9.5 6.5-12.4 6,400 7.5E 5.0-10.1 F F F
Child status 23,400 89.8 84.4-95.2 F F F F F F F F F
Upper middle Household status 109,100 95.8 93.6-97.9 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 109,600 95.9 93.8-98.1 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 36,400 99.4 98.5-100.2 F F F F F F F F F
Highest Household status 84,900 99.1 98.2-99.9 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 85,400 99.1 98.2-99.9 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 31,100 100.0 100.0-100.0 F F F F F F F F F
Not available Household status 41,000 98.2 96.5-99.8 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 41,000 89.2 96.5-99.8 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 15,000 98.4 96.0-100.8 F F F F F F F F F
Main source of household income
Salary / Wages Household status 234,000 93.0 91.2-94.8 17,600 7.0 5.2-8.8 12,200 4.9 3.5-6.2 F F F
Adult status 235,400 93.2 91.4-95.0 17,100 6.8 5.0-8.6 11,900 4.7 3.4-6.0 F F F
Child status 104,000 97.0 95.8-98.3 F F F F F F F F F
Social assistance Household status F F F 7,000 76.9 64.0-89.8 F F F F F F
Adult status F F F 6,900 76.4 63.4-89.4 F F F F F F
Child status F F F 1,600 58.9E 20.7-97.0 F F F F F F
Worker's compensation / Employment insurance Household status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Adult status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Pensions / Seniors' benefits Household status 77,500 97.3 95.5-99.2 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 77,600 97.4 95.6-99.2 F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Other Household status 13,200 82.4 73.0-91.8 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 13,500 84.1 74.9-93.3 F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Highest level of education in household
Less than secondary school graduation Household status 59,400 88.8 84.7-92.9 7,500 11.2E 7.1-15.3 F F F F F F
Adult status 59,700 89.2 85.1-93.3 7,200 10.8E 6.7-14.9 F F F F F F
Child status 5,100 76.2 62.1-90.3 F F F F F F F F F
Secondary school graduation Household status 37,800 87.7 82.4-93.0 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 38,000 88.0 82.3-93.2 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 13,200 91.6 83.3-99.8 F F F F F F F F F
Some post-secondary education Household status 23,700 88.4 82.0-94.7 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 23,700 88.4 82.0-94.7 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 5,900 83.7 63.6-103.9 F F F F F F F F F
Post-secondary graduation Household status 218,500 94.2 92.7-95.7 13,600 5.8 4.3-7.4 8,500 3.7 2.6-4.8 F F F
Adult status 219,600 94.4 92.9-95.9 13,000 5.6 4.1-7.1 8,200 3.5 2.5-4.6 F F F
Child status 88,200 97.7 96.6-98.8 F F F F F F F F F
Home ownership
Own dwelling Household status 268,700 92.6 95.0-97.4 10,500 3.8 2.6-5.0 7,900 2.8E 1.8-3.9 F F F
Adult status 269,900 96.4 95.2-97.6 10,200 3.6E 2.5-4.8 7,600 2.7E 1.7-3.7 F F F
Child status 94,700 97.7 96.3-99.0 F F F F F F F F F
Do not own dwelling Household status 75,400 79.2 74.6-83.9 19,800 20.8 16.1-25.5 11,500 12.1 9.2-15.0 8,300 8.7E 4.9-12.5
Adult status 75,900 79.8 75.1-84.5 19,200 20.2 15.5-24.9 11,100 11.7 8.9-14.5 8,100 8.5E 4.7-12.3
Child status 19,300 82.6 75.7-89.5 F F F F F F F F F
Area of residence
Urban Household status 244,800 90.5 88.4-92.5 25,800 9.5 7.5-11.6 16,100 6.0 4.6-7.3 9,700 3.6E 2.1-5.1
Adult status 246,300 90.8 88.8-92.8 25,000 9.2 7.2-11.2 15,400 5.7 4.4-7.0 9,600 3.5E 2.1-5.0
Child status 81,400 94.4 92.4-96.4 4,900 5.6E 3.6-7.6 3,900 4.5E 2.9-6.2 F F F
Rural Household status 99,300 95.7 93.1-98.3 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 99,500 95.7 93.1-98.3 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 32,600 95.6 89.7-101.6 F F F F F F F F F
Immigration status
Recent immigrant household Household status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Adult status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Non-recent immigrant household Household status 13,000 98.9 96.8-101.0 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 13,000 98.9 96.8-101.0 F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Non-immigrant household Household status 330,400 91.7 89.9-93.5 31,400 8.3 6.5-10.1 19,000 5.3 4.0-6.6 10,800 3.0E 1.9-4.
Adult status 332,200 92.0 90.2-93.7 29,000 8.0 6.3-9.8 18,300 5.1 3.9-6.3 10,700 3.0E 1.8-4.1
Child status 112,300 94.7 92.3-97.0 6,300 5.3E 3.0-7.7 5,400 4.6E 2.5-6.6 F F F
Households with children
Presence of young child(ren)
With children < 6 years Household status 13,300 88.5 84.6-92.4 5,600 11.5E 7.6-15.4 F F F F F F
Adult status 44,000 89.4 85.5-93.2 5,200 10.6E 6.8-14.5 F F F F F F
Child status 45,400 92.7 89.0-96.5 F F F F F F F F F
No children < 6 years Household status 66,100 92.5 90.0-94.9 5,400 7.5 5.1-10.0 4,600 6.4E 4.1-8.7 F F F
Adult status 67,100 93.2 90.9-95.5 4,900 6.8E 4.5-9.1 F F F F F F
Child status 68,700 96.1 94.3-97.9 F F F F F F F F F
Number of children
With 1 or 2 children Household status 82,500 92.7 90.3-95.2 6,500 7.3E 4.8-9.7 5,300 6.0E 3.8-8.1 F F F
Adult status 83,700 93.4 91.1-95.7 5,900 6.6E 4.3-8.9 4,700 5.3E 3.3-7.3 F F F
Child status 85,300 95.9 93.8-98.0 3,600 4.1E 2.0-6.2 3,300 3.7E 1.8-5.6 F F F
With ≥ 3 children Household status 26,900 85.6 80.3-90.8 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 27,500 86.7 81.7-91.7 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 28,700 91.4 86.8-96.0 F F F F F F F F F
Household type
All couple-led households Household status 90,100 93.6 90.8-96.5 6,200 6.4E 3.5-9.3 5,200 5.4E 2.7-8.0 F F F
Adult status 91,500 94.4 91.5-97.2 5,500 5.7E 2.8-8.5 4,700 4.8E 2.3-7.4 F F F
Child status 92,700 96.4 94.0-98.9 F F F F F F F F F
Couple-led, no others Household status 85,800 94.6 92.4-96.9 4,900 5.4E 3.1-7.7 3,900 4.3E 2.4-6.3 F F F
Adult status 87,000 95.2 92.9-97.4 4,400 4.9E 2.7-7.1 3,600 4.0E 2.1-5.9 F F F
Child status 88,100 97.3 95.5-99.0 F F F F F F F F F
Couple-led, with others Household status 4,300 77.4 56.3-98.6 F F F F F F F F F
Adult status 4,500 81.2 60.6-101.8 F F F F F F F F F
Child status 4,600 82.8 63.8-101.7 F F F F F F F F F
All lone-parent households Household status 16,000 78.1 70.2-86.0 4,500 21.9E 14.0-29.8 F F F F F F
Adult status 16,200 78.9 71.0-86.8 4,300 21.1E 13.2-29.0 F F F F F F
Child status 17,900 87.2 81.5-92.9 F F F F F F F F F
Female lone-parent households Household status 12,900 74.4 65.8-83.0 4,400 25.6E 17.0-34.2 F F F F F F
Adult status 13,100 75.4 66.8-84.0 4,300 24.6E 16.0-33.2 F F F F F F
Child status 14,700 84.9 78.1-91.6 F F F F F F F F F
Male lone-parent households Household status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Adult status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Other households Household status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Adult status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Child status F F F F F F F F F F F F
Households without children
Household type
All couple households Household status 117,100 96.4 94.4-98.4 F F F F F F F F F
Couple, no others Household status 97,100 96.9 94.8-99.1 F F F F F F F F F
Couple, with others Household status 20,000 93.8 88.3-99.2 F F F F F F F F F
Unattached individual, no others (All households) Household status 96,300 89.6 85.7-93.4 11,200 10.4E 6.6-14.3 F F F F F F
Unattached female, no others Household status 56,900 91.3 87.4-95.2 F F F F F F F F F
Unattached male, no others Household status 39,400 87.2 80.1-94.4 F F F F F F F F F
Other households Household status 21,300 85.3 76.5-94.0 F F F F F F F F F

Data source: Statistics Canada , Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, 2004 - Share File, Household Weights

Legend:

n Weighted sample size, rounded to nearest 100
E Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%; interpret with caution
F Data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3% or a cell size < 30; data suppressed

Footnotes:

1. First Nations reserves are not included.
2. Bootstrapping techniques were used to produce the coefficient of variation (CV) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).
3. "All food insecure" is the sum of moderately and severely food insecure. Results may not add up due to rounding.
4. Results for "All households" reflect the situation of all households (those with children and those without children).
5. Food secure households have food secure adults and children (if present). Moderately food insecure households have moderate food insecurity among either adults or children (if present). Severely food insecure households have severe food insecurity among either adults or children (if present). Households for which adult or child status was missing are not included in the household status estimates.
6. Results on "child status" were obtained from households with children only.
7. Children are defined as individuals younger than 18 years of age.