Table 1 Demographic characteristics of households receiving assistance from West Cheshire Foodbank in 2013
From: Please sir, I want some more: an exploration of repeat foodbank use
| Â | Â | Number of households (n) | Proportion of households (%) | Mean annual visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group a | 17–24 | 300 | 14.1 | 2.5 |
25–64 | 1783 | 83.8 | 3.6 | |
65 and older | 45 | 2.1 | 2.9 | |
Rooflessness status | Housed | 2038 | 95.8 | 3.4 |
Roofless | 90 | 4.2 | 3.6 | |
Household type | One person | 1312 | 61.7 | 3.7 |
Couple, no children | 188 | 8.8 | 2.9 | |
Couple parent with children | 363 | 17.1 | 3.1 | |
Lone parent with children | 224 | 10.5 | 2.8 | |
Other b household type | 41 | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
Reason for referral | Benefit change | 386 | 18.1 | 3.3 |
Benefit delay | 827 | 38.9 | 3.7 | |
Debt | 191 | 9.0 | 3.3 | |
Domestic abuse | 22 | 1.0 | 2.2 | |
Low income | 304 | 14.3 | 3.5 | |
Sickness/ill health | 28 | 1.3 | 2.9 | |
Unemployed | 30 | 1.4 | 2.4 | |
‘Other’ c reason | 340 | 16.0 | 3.1 | |
Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile | 1 (most deprived) | 1449 | 68.1 | 3.4 |
2 | 342 | 16.1 | 3.2 | |
3 | 114 | 5.4 | 3.7 | |
4 | 117 | 5.5 | 2.6 | |
5 (least deprived) | 106 | 5.0 | 5.5 | |
Income Deprivation quintile | 1 (most deprived) | 1386 | 65.1 | 3.3 |
2 | 397 | 18.7 | 3.6 | |
3 | 106 | 5.0 | 2.7 | |
4 | 145 | 6.8 | 3.6 | |
5 (least deprived) | 94 | 4.4 | 4.5 | |
Total | 2128 | 100.0 | 3.4 | |