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Table 1 Sample characteristics by past-year injury-related ED visit status among respondents of CCHS 2005–2017

From: Examining the relationship between food insecurity and causes of injury in Canadian adults and adolescents

 

No injury-related ED visit

Any injury-related ED visit

Total

Household food insecurity

 Food-secure

89.4

85.4

89.0

 Marginal food insecurity

3.5

4.1

3.6

 Moderate food insecurity

4.7

6.3

4.9

 Severe food insecurity

2.3

4.2

2.5

Sex

 Male

45.0

50.1

45.5

 Female

55.0

49.9

54.5

Age (years) ± SD

48.4 ± 20.6

45.5 ± 22.3

48.1 ± 20.8

Race-ethnicity

 White

84.8

87.7

85.1

 Black

1.7

1.0

1.6

 Indigenous

9.5

5.2

9.0

 Others

3.2

5.1

3.4

 Not stated

0.8

1.0

0.9

Immigrant status

 Canadian-born

80.1

85.8

80.6

 Immigrant

19.7

14.1

19.1

 Not stated

0.3

0.2

0.3

Household income (Canadian dollar)

 Less than $20,000

7.0

8.8

7.2

 $20,000 - 39,999

14.6

15.4

14.7

 $40,000 - 59,999

13.9

13.6

13.9

 $60,000 - 79,999

12.3

11.5

12.2

 $80,000 or more

30.6

27.9

30.4

 Not stated

21.5

22.7

21.6

Highest education in household

 High school incomplete

13.3

13.9

13.4

 High school graduate

9.0

10.2

9.2

 Some college

3.5

3.9

3.5

 College degree

69.8

66.8

69.5

 Not stated

4.3

5.2

4.4

Housing tenure

 Renter

21.3

25.1

21.7

 Homeowner

78.5

74.7

78.2

 Not stated

0.1

0.2

0.1

Household type

 Couples with children

32.7

33.8

32.9

 Couples without children

31.5

27.2

31.1

 Lone parents

8.0

10.2

8.2

 Others

27.4

28.4

27.5

 Not stated

0.3

0.4

0.3

Province of residence

 Ontario

85.9

84.0

85.7

 Alberta

14.1

16.0

14.3

Tobacco smoking status

 Never smoked

40.7

38.7

40.5

 Former smoker

40.1

37.1

39.8

 Current smoker

19.1

24.0

19.6

 Not stated

0.1

0.2

0.1

Past-year alcohol consumption

 None

46.9

47.2

46.9

 Any up to once a week

23.7

25.5

23.8

 More than once a week

29.2

26.9

28.9

 Not stated

0.3

0.4

0.3

CCHS cycle

 Cycle 2005–2006

15.9

15.8

15.9

 Cycle 2007–2008

16.7

16.3

16.7

 Cycle 2009–2010

15.8

15.4

15.8

 Cycle 2011–2012

16.9

16.3

16.8

 Cycle 2013–2014

19.7

19.8

19.7

 Cycle 2015–2016

5.3

5.7

5.3

 Cycle 2017

9.7

10.6

9.8

ED visit 13–24 months ago

 No

67.8

48.0

65.9

 Yes

32.2

52.0

34.1

 Frequency in a year (times)

0.91 ± 4.23

2.13 ± 8.50

1.03 ± 4.83

Number of respondents

191,400

20,900

212,300

  1. Notes: ED = emergency department. All differences between any injury and no injury are significant at p < 0.001 based on chi-square tests for the categorical variables and t-tests for age and frequency of ED visits 13–24 months ago