Table 4 Crude and age-standardised food security proportion estimates
Food Security Status | Survey 1: lockdown n = 1067 | Survey 2: restrictions eased n = 1133 | Survey 3: 1-year post-lockdown n = 1117 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude rates (% [95% CI]) | Food Insecure (total) | 26.1% [23.7, 28.7] | 18.0% [15.8, 20.3] | 17.8% [15.7, 20.1] |
Marginal food security | 12.3% [10.6, 14.3] | 6.2% [4.9, 7.8] | 6.7% [5.3, 8.4] | |
Low food security | 10.1% [8.5, 12.0] | 8.2% [6.7, 10.0] | 8.2% [6.7, 10.0] | |
Very low food security | 3.7% [2.7, 4.9] | 3.6% [2.6, 4.8] | 2.9% [2.1, 4.1] | |
Age standardised rates (% [95% CI]) | Food Insecure (total) | 27.9% [24.4, 31.1] | 19.5% [16.5, 22.6] | 22.6% [18.3, 25.8] |
Marginal food security | 11.6% [9.4, 13.8] | 6.9% [4.9, 8.9] | 8.2% [5.8, 10.5] | |
Low food security | 11.6% [9.0, 14.3] | 8.3% [6.2, 10.5] | 10.1% [7.6, 12.7] | |
Very low food security | 4.5% [2.8, 6.3] | 4.3% [2.6, 4.9] | 4.2% [2.4, 4.2] |