Food Bank

Mainstreet Research - Survey of Canada
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Methodology
The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from

February 25th to March 2nd, 2022 among a sample of 4009 adults, 18 years
of age or older, living in Canada. The survey was conducted using auto-
mated telephone interviews (Smart IVR). Respondents were interviewed on
landlines and cellular phones. The survey is intended to represent the voting
population in Canada.
The margin of error for the poll is +/- 1.5% at the 95% confidence level. Mar-
gins of error are higher in each subsample.
Totals may not add up 100% due to rounding.
For each statement, please tell us whether it is often true,
sometimes true, never true, or you don’t know: (The food
that we bought for my household just didn’t last, and we
didn’t have money to get more)
4% 12 %
22 %
All Respondents
62 %
Response Often True Sometimes True Never True Don’t Know
broken out by age, gender, and region
Gender Age Region

Total Male Female Non-binary 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ BC Alberta Prairies Ontario Quebec Atlantic
Often True 12.3% 11.9% 12.7% 21% 15% 11.9% 11.4% 10.5% 12.1% 13.6% 15.9% 12.2% 10.6% 13.5%
Sometimes True 21.9% 21.6% 22.2% 31% 23.6% 23.1% 21.4% 18.7% 17.7% 26.6% 22% 22.1% 20% 28.2%
Never True 61.6% 61.2% 62% 38.8% 56.6% 61.8% 63.8% 65.2% 63.8% 54.5% 59.9% 62.5% 64.4% 55.8%
Don’t Know 4.2% 5.3% 3% 9.2% 4.8% 3.1% 3.4% 5.6% 6.3% 5.2% 2.2% 3.2% 5% 2.4%
Unweighted Frequency 4009 1814 2085 110 634 1242 1261 872 404 447 411 1412 1056 279
Weighted Frequency 4009 1985 2014 10 1115 1004 1104 786 546 453 261 1537 936 275
broken out by income, education, ethnicity
Income Education Level Ethnicity

Total <$50K $50K-$75K $75K-$100K >100K HS or less College Univ. Degree Caucasian Black Latino East Asian South Asian Indigenous Other
Often True 12.3% 22.4% 5.9% 2.2% 1.7% 24.6% 13.4% 5.5% 9.7% 20.6% 16.8% 18.2% 10.4% 28.3% 19.2%
Sometimes True 21.9% 31% 20.7% 11.7% 5.9% 28.9% 28% 14.2% 19.1% 39.1% 32.6% 20.9% 24.7% 33.3% 24.4%
Never True 61.6% 41.3% 70.1% 82.3% 90.2% 38.7% 55.6% 77.2% 68% 34.5% 40.4% 56.3% 58.1% 34.1% 48.2%
Don’t Know 4.2% 5.4% 3.3% 3.8% 2.2% 7.8% 3.1% 3.1% 3.2% 5.9% 10.2% 4.6% 6.8% 4.4% 8.3%
Unweighted Frequency 4009 1826 944 616 623 878 1315 1816 2948 252 111 101 117 162 318
Weighted Frequency 4009 1852 964 593 600 904 1282 1822 2921 249 113 117 133 145 331
broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank
Total Yes No
Often True 12.3% 40.1% 1.3%

Sometimes True 21.9% 41.2% 14.3%
Never True 61.6% 14.3% 80.3%
Don’t Know 4.2% 4.4% 4%
Unweighted Frequency 4009 1113 2896
Weighted Frequency 4009 1138 2871
broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment
Total Yes No
Often True 12.3% 10.4% 16.6%

Sometimes True 21.9% 21% 24%
Never True 61.6% 65.9% 52.2%
Don’t Know 4.2% 2.8% 7.2%
broken out by food insecurity index
Total Not Food Insecure Food Insecure
Often True 12.3% 0.7% 32.9%

Never True 61.6% 89.8% 11.8%
Don’t Know 4.2% 4.4% 3.8%

For each statement, please tell us whether it is often true,
sometimes true, never true, or you don’t know: (We couldn’t
afford to eat balanced meals)
3% 15 %
All Respondents
22 %
61 %
Gender Age Region

Often True 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 28% 18.4% 15.4% 13.7% 10.6% 12.9% 18.1% 18.2% 15% 11.9% 19.3%
Sometimes True 21.8% 21.5% 22% 19.3% 24.1% 21.2% 21% 20.3% 20.3% 26.6% 24.5% 21.5% 19.9% 21.7%
Never True 60.8% 60.5% 61.2% 41.7% 55.4% 60.9% 63.1% 65.2% 63.5% 54.6% 55.3% 61.2% 64.8% 55.4%
Don’t Know 2.6% 3.2% 2% 11.1% 2.1% 2.5% 2.2% 3.9% 3.3% 0.6% 2.1% 2.3% 3.5% 3.6%

Often True 14.8% 26.1% 7.7% 3.5% 2.8% 28.7% 16.8% 6.6% 12.7% 23.1% 17.2% 12% 15.2% 32.5% 19.6%
Sometimes True 21.8% 30.6% 20% 13% 6% 27.1% 26.8% 15.5% 18.8% 33.1% 32.9% 30.1% 21.4% 33.4% 27.3%
Never True 60.8% 39.7% 70.8% 81% 89.9% 40.3% 54.4% 75.5% 66.7% 39% 42.8% 51.6% 59.7% 33.5% 47.1%
Don’t Know 2.6% 3.6% 1.5% 2.5% 1.3% 3.9% 2% 2.4% 1.8% 4.8% 7.2% 6.3% 3.7% 0.7% 6%
Total Yes No
Often True 14.8% 48.7% 1.4%

Never True 60.8% 12% 80.2%
Don’t Know 2.6% 2.8% 2.5%
Total Yes No
Often True 14.8% 13.6% 17.5%

Never True 60.8% 64.4% 53.1%
Don’t Know 2.6% 1.6% 4.7%
Often True 14.8% 0.8% 39.6%

Never True 60.8% 89.4% 10.4%
Don’t Know 2.6% 2.7% 2.4%

Since the beginning of the pandemic, did you or other adults
in your household ever cut the size of your meals or skip
meals because there wasn’t enough money for food?
2% 14 %
16 %
All Respondents
67 %
Gender Age Region

Often True 13.6% 13.1% 14% 21.2% 19.1% 12.5% 12.4% 8.6% 13.4% 18.5% 13.8% 13.3% 11.4% 14.4%
Sometimes True 16.4% 16.8% 16% 27.6% 17.6% 16.9% 15.7% 15.3% 15.3% 18.3% 18.8% 16.8% 14.3% 19.1%
Never True 67.5% 67.2% 67.9% 44.5% 59.8% 68.6% 70% 73.6% 69.3% 60.7% 65.2% 67.5% 71.5% 63.9%
Don’t Know 2.5% 2.9% 2.1% 6.7% 3.5% 2.1% 1.9% 2.5% 2% 2.5% 2.2% 2.5% 2.8% 2.6%

Often True 13.6% 23.9% 6.3% 4.2% 2.4% 26.6% 14.1% 6.7% 11% 25.9% 16.4% 15.3% 7% 31% 20.6%
Sometimes True 16.4% 24.6% 13.9% 9.2% 2.5% 22.9% 20.6% 10.3% 14.4% 25.7% 25.5% 15.7% 19.1% 21.8% 21%
Never True 67.5% 48.2% 77.8% 84.9% 93.5% 47.9% 63% 80.4% 72.8% 46.1% 49.8% 64% 71.9% 41.6% 53.4%
Don’t Know 2.5% 3.3% 2% 1.8% 1.5% 2.6% 2.3% 2.6% 1.8% 2.3% 8.3% 5.1% 2.1% 5.5% 4.9%
Total Yes No
Often True 13.6% 46.2% 0.6%

Sometimes True 16.4% 35% 9.1%
Never True 67.5% 16.3% 87.8%
Don’t Know 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Total Yes No
Often True 13.6% 12% 16.9%

Never True 67.5% 70.8% 60.2%
Don’t Know 2.5% 1.8% 4.1%
Often True 13.6% 0.2% 37.1%

Never True 67.5% 95.6% 18%
Don’t Know 2.5% 2.3% 2.9%

Since March 2020, did you or other adults in your household
ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there
wasn’t enough money for food?
21 %
33 %
All Respondents
47 %
Response Yes No Don't Know
Gender Age Region

Yes 20.6% 20.7% 20.5% 27.2% 25.2% 21.1% 19.6% 14.9% 18.1% 25.6% 20.5% 21.3% 17.4% 24.7%
No 46.6% 46.5% 46.8% 39.3% 38.2% 46.3% 47.9% 57.2% 50.1% 46.7% 48.7% 45.5% 45.8% 46.9%
Don’t Know 32.8% 32.7% 32.8% 33.6% 36.6% 32.6% 32.5% 27.9% 31.7% 27.8% 30.8% 33.2% 36.8% 28.4%

Yes 20.6% 34.7% 12.5% 8.1% 2.7% 35.4% 24.6% 10.5% 17.6% 38.1% 25.9% 17% 14.7% 41.3% 26.4%
No 46.6% 40% 50.2% 53.6% 54.4% 40.5% 45.4% 50.5% 48.7% 39.5% 38.1% 46.7% 48.4% 31.1% 42.4%
Don’t Know 32.8% 25.3% 37.3% 38.3% 42.9% 24.1% 30% 39% 33.6% 22.5% 36% 36.3% 36.8% 27.5% 31.2%
Total Yes No
Yes 20.6% 68% 1.8%

No 46.6% 20.3% 57%
Don’t Know 32.8% 11.6% 41.1%
Total Yes No
Yes 20.6% 19.1% 23.9%

No 46.6% 46.6% 46.7%
Don’t Know 32.8% 34.3% 29.4%
Yes 20.6% 0.4% 56.2%

No 46.6% 55.9% 30.3%
Don’t Know 32.8% 43.7% 13.5%
How often did this happen? (only asked of respondents
who answered yes in the previous question)
8% 2%
All Respondents
32 %
58 %
Response Almost Every Month Some Months But Not Every Month Only 1 or 2 months Don't Know
Gender Age Region

Almost Every Month 57.6% 59% 56.2% 76.2% 56.8% 56% 57.2% 63.3% 62.3% 60.1% 58% 54% 59.3% 59.5%
Some Months But Not Every Month 32.2% 29.1% 35.4% 13.7% 31.6% 33.7% 33.3% 29% 27.4% 29.8% 34.3% 36.1% 30.6% 27.1%
Only 1 or 2 months 7.8% 9.1% 6.6% 10% 9.3% 7.6% 7.2% 6% 7.6% 7.8% 6.6% 8.7% 6.7% 7.9%
Don’t Know 2.3% 2.8% 1.8% 0% 2.2% 2.7% 2.3% 1.7% 2.7% 2.3% 1.1% 1.1% 3.4% 5.5%

Almost Every Month 57.6% 62% 41.5% 39.3% 57.8% 68.8% 52% 48.2% 60.5% 50% 49.5% 52% 37.7% 70.8% 48.4%
Some Months But Not Every Month 32.2% 30.8% 41% 27.6% 37.1% 26.3% 35.7% 36.6% 29% 41.4% 39.3% 34.5% 42.9% 25.6% 40.6%
Only 1 or 2 months 7.8% 4.9% 15.3% 29.2% 5.2% 3.2% 9.7% 12.5% 8.1% 6.8% 2.9% 13.5% 9.7% 3.6% 10.1%
Don’t Know 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 3.9% 0% 1.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.4% 1.8% 8.2% 0% 9.7% 0% 0.9%
Total Yes No
Almost Every Month 57.6% 60% 22.5%

Some Months But Not Every Month 32.2% 31.9% 37.5%
Only 1 or 2 months 7.8% 6.2% 33%
Don’t Know 2.3% 2% 7%
Total Yes No
Almost Every Month 57.6% 53.6% 64.6%

Some Months But Not Every Month 32.2% 35% 27.4%
Only 1 or 2 months 7.8% 9% 5.9%
Don’t Know 2.3% 2.4% 2.1%
Almost Every Month 57.6% 34.5% 57.9%

Some Months But Not Every Month 32.2% 6.7% 32.6%
Only 1 or 2 months 7.8% 24.8% 7.6%
Don’t Know 2.3% 34% 1.9%

Since March 2020, did you ever eat less than you felt you
should because there wasn’t enough money for food?
24 % 23 %
All Respondents
53 %
Gender Age Region

Yes 22.9% 22.8% 23% 40% 27.6% 24.8% 21.2% 16.5% 21% 28.2% 25.4% 22.6% 19.6% 28.9%
No 53.4% 54.4% 52.5% 38.2% 47% 51.4% 54.7% 63.5% 55.3% 50.4% 53.4% 53.3% 53.6% 55.5%
Don’t Know 23.6% 22.8% 24.5% 21.8% 25.5% 23.8% 24.1% 20.1% 23.8% 21.3% 21.3% 24.1% 26.9% 15.6%

Yes 22.9% 38.6% 13.7% 8.6% 3.6% 40.6% 25.9% 12.1% 19.1% 42.8% 34.6% 22.4% 14.1% 45% 32.3%
No 53.4% 43% 59.2% 63.6% 66.3% 41.9% 51.6% 60.4% 56.2% 40.5% 43.1% 56.4% 59.8% 33.9% 47.2%
Don’t Know 23.6% 18.4% 27.1% 27.8% 30.1% 17.5% 22.4% 27.5% 24.7% 16.7% 22.2% 21.2% 26.1% 21.1% 20.5%
Total Yes No
Yes 22.9% 75.1% 2.3%

No 53.4% 18.4% 67.3%
Don’t Know 23.6% 6.4% 30.4%
Total Yes No
Yes 22.9% 21.3% 26.6%

No 53.4% 54.1% 51.9%
Don’t Know 23.6% 24.6% 21.5%
Yes 22.9% 0.3% 62.9%

No 53.4% 68.6% 26.8%
Don’t Know 23.6% 31.2% 10.3%
Since March 2020, were you ever hungry but didn’t eat be-
cause there wasn’t enough money for food?
20 % 19 %
All Respondents
61 %
Gender Age Region

Yes 19% 19.9% 18% 33.8% 27.2% 19.5% 15% 12.4% 19.2% 24.8% 23.1% 19.7% 13.4% 20.2%
No 61% 59.8% 62.2% 46.8% 51.8% 60.4% 64.6% 69.5% 61.9% 57% 58.6% 59.9% 64% 63.7%
Don’t Know 20.1% 20.3% 19.8% 19.5% 21% 20.1% 20.4% 18.1% 19% 18.2% 18.3% 20.4% 22.6% 16.1%

Yes 19% 33.1% 10.2% 6.2% 2.3% 36.3% 20.1% 9.6% 15.8% 32.7% 23.5% 15.2% 16.4% 42.5% 27.8%
No 61% 51.4% 66.4% 70.6% 72.1% 47.9% 60.6% 67.7% 63% 53.9% 55.9% 71.6% 60.9% 42.3% 54.7%
Don’t Know 20.1% 15.5% 23.4% 23.2% 25.6% 15.8% 19.3% 22.7% 21.3% 13.4% 20.6% 13.1% 22.7% 15.3% 17.5%
Total Yes No
Yes 19% 63% 1.6%

No 61% 29% 73.6%
Don’t Know 20.1% 8% 24.8%
Total Yes No
Yes 19% 17.8% 21.6%

No 61% 61.3% 60.1%
Don’t Know 20.1% 20.9% 18.3%
Yes 19% 0.5% 51.7%

No 61% 73.7% 38.5%
Don’t Know 20.1% 25.8% 9.9%
Did you or other individuals in your household ever not
eat for a whole day during COVID-19 because there wasn’t
enough money to purchase food?
9%
21 %
All Respondents
70 %
Response Yes No Prefer Not To Answer
Gender Age Region

Yes 8.9% 10.1% 7.7% 20% 12.2% 9.1% 7.8% 5.7% 9.6% 12.2% 10.9% 9.8% 5.2% 8.5%
No 70.2% 69.5% 71% 56.5% 65% 69.9% 71.6% 76.2% 72.1% 67.9% 71.4% 68.4% 71.3% 75.8%
Prefer Not To Answer 20.8% 20.3% 21.3% 23.5% 22.9% 21% 20.6% 18.2% 18.3% 19.9% 17.7% 21.8% 23.6% 15.7%

Yes 8.9% 16.5% 3.3% 2.4% 1.2% 20% 8.4% 3.8% 7.4% 13.9% 11.9% 8% 5.1% 25.8% 12%
No 70.2% 64.6% 74.6% 76.7% 74.2% 60.8% 71.8% 73.8% 71.6% 67.2% 61.2% 77% 70.1% 51.3% 69.2%
Prefer Not To Answer 20.8% 18.9% 22.1% 20.9% 24.6% 19.2% 19.8% 22.3% 20.9% 18.9% 27% 15% 24.8% 22.9% 18.8%
Total Yes No
Yes 8.9% 30.5% 0.4%

No 70.2% 55.5% 76.1%
Prefer Not To Answer 20.8% 14% 23.5%
Total Yes No
Yes 8.9% 7.7% 11.6%

No 70.2% 71.3% 67.9%
Prefer Not To Answer 20.8% 21% 20.5%
Yes 8.9% 0.2% 24.3%

No 70.2% 75.5% 60.8%
Prefer Not To Answer 20.8% 24.2% 14.9%
Since March 2020 did you or other household members ac-
cess food or meals, at no cost to you, from a community
organization? ‘Community organization’ can include food
banks, community centres, school programs, faith-based
organizations, or donations from community gardens.
16 % 14 %
All Respondents
70 %
Gender Age Region

Yes 13.9% 13.3% 14.5% 24.7% 16.4% 14.7% 13.7% 9.8% 12.5% 17.3% 18.2% 14.3% 11.2% 14.3%
No 70.2% 70.1% 70.3% 55.5% 64.4% 69% 72.2% 77% 72.7% 67% 67.3% 69.3% 71.8% 72.6%
Don’t Know 15.9% 16.6% 15.2% 19.8% 19.2% 16.2% 14.1% 13.3% 14.8% 15.7% 14.5% 16.4% 17% 13.2%

Yes 13.9% 24.2% 7.5% 3.4% 2.8% 26.2% 14.7% 7.2% 11.1% 27.2% 24.7% 10.8% 8.8% 44% 14.9%
No 70.2% 62.6% 74.6% 80% 76.7% 60.1% 70.8% 74.8% 72.8% 61.3% 57.6% 77.9% 67.4% 39.8% 70.3%
Don’t Know 15.9% 13.1% 17.9% 16.6% 20.5% 13.6% 14.5% 18% 16.1% 11.6% 17.7% 11.3% 23.8% 16.2% 14.9%
Total Yes No
Yes 13.9% 49% 0%

No 70.2% 45% 80.2%
Don’t Know 15.9% 6% 19.8%
Total Yes No
Yes 13.9% 11.6% 19%

No 70.2% 72.1% 66%
Don’t Know 15.9% 16.3% 15%
Yes 13.9% 3.4% 32.5%

No 70.2% 76.7% 58.8%
Don’t Know 15.9% 20% 8.8%
Full scale of food insecurity index (number of questions
from the food security question answered in the affirmative
or “often true”)
4% 6%
4%
5%
5%
All Respondents
8%
68 %
0 1 2 3
Response
4 5 6
Gender Age Region

0 68.2% 68.3% 68.2% 53.2% 60.2% 68.3% 71.9% 74.4% 71.6% 60.6% 65.5% 68.7% 72.1% 60.5%
1 8% 7.7% 8.3% 5.1% 9.8% 7.2% 6.6% 8.6% 6.3% 10.2% 7.9% 7.2% 8.3% 11.9%
2 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 10.3% 6.9% 5.8% 4% 4.7% 5% 5% 5.4% 5.3% 5.7% 6.3%
3 4.7% 4.9% 4.6% 8.1% 5% 4.8% 4.9% 4.1% 5.6% 6.3% 5.2% 4.4% 3.6% 5.3%
4 4% 4.3% 3.7% 7.3% 5.2% 4% 4.3% 1.8% 1.6% 6.6% 4.2% 4.6% 2.6% 5.6%
5 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 4% 4.8% 3.5% 3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 4.5% 5% 4.2% 2.8% 4.4%
6 6% 5.7% 6.2% 12% 8.2% 6.4% 4.8% 3.9% 7.6% 6.9% 6.7% 5.7% 4.9% 6%

0 68.2% 48.2% 78.8% 87.4% 94.1% 47% 63.2% 82.3% 73.5% 46.3% 58% 60.3% 70.4% 45.6% 53%
1 8% 11% 7.9% 4.1% 2.9% 10.4% 9.4% 5.8% 6.8% 12.2% 6.4% 15.2% 11% 6.5% 12.8%
2 5.4% 8.1% 4.6% 2.8% 0.8% 6.4% 7.8% 3.2% 4.5% 7% 12.5% 7.6% 6.4% 5.8% 7.9%
3 4.7% 8% 2.5% 2.4% 0.3% 8.7% 4.8% 2.7% 3.9% 8.8% 4.5% 8.1% 2.7% 6.7% 8%
4 4% 6.9% 2% 1.4% 0.6% 7.6% 4.8% 1.6% 3% 8.8% 8.8% 1.7% 4.1% 7.8% 6.1%
5 3.7% 6.9% 1.4% 0.6% 0.5% 7% 3.8% 2% 2.9% 6.2% 4.4% 4% 2.2% 14.1% 4.5%
6 6% 10.8% 2.8% 1.1% 0.9% 12.9% 6.2% 2.3% 5.3% 10.7% 5.4% 3.1% 3% 13.4% 7.8%
Total Yes No
0 68.2% 10.8% 91%

1 8% 5.4% 9%
2 5.4% 19% 0%
3 4.7% 16.6% 0%
4 4% 14.1% 0%
5 3.7% 13.1% 0%
6 6% 21% 0%
Total Yes No
0 68.2% 70.9% 62.4%

1 8% 7.3% 9.6%
2 5.4% 5.1% 6.1%
3 4.7% 4.4% 5.3%
4 4% 3.8% 4.5%
5 3.7% 3% 5.2%
6 6% 5.5% 6.9%
0 68.2% 97.2% 17.1%

1 8% 2.8% 17.1%
2 5.4% 0% 14.9%
3 4.7% 0% 13%
4 4% 0% 11%
5 3.7% 0% 10.2%
6 6% 0% 16.5%
How many times since March 2020? (only asked of respon-
dents who answered yes in the previous question)
17 %
All Respondents
55 %
28 %
Response Once Two Or Three Times Four Times Or More
Gender Age Region

Once 16.7% 20.8% 13% 9.4% 23.1% 10.7% 18.6% 9.2% 9.3% 12.6% 12.1% 20.1% 16.9% 24%
Two Or Three Times 28.5% 28.1% 28.8% 19.9% 29.2% 26.1% 26.6% 34.9% 17.8% 28.6% 22.5% 27.5% 34.2% 44.4%
Four Times Or More 54.8% 51.1% 58.1% 70.7% 47.7% 63.2% 54.8% 55.9% 72.9% 58.8% 65.3% 52.5% 48.9% 31.6%

Once 16.7% 15.1% 23.6% 14.6% 32.3% 14.8% 15.8% 21.4% 14.5% 14.8% 31.6% 35.3% 13.3% 18.2% 19.5%
Two Or Three Times 28.5% 26% 45.3% 29.6% 20.8% 27.6% 29% 29.3% 27.4% 35.1% 28.2% 19.7% 8.6% 24.2% 38.9%
Four Times Or More 54.8% 58.9% 31% 55.8% 46.9% 57.6% 55.2% 49.4% 58.1% 50.1% 40.2% 45% 78.1% 57.7% 41.6%
Total Yes No
Once 16.7% 16.7% NaN%

Two Or Three Times 28.5% 28.5% NaN%
Four Times Or More 54.8% 54.8% NaN%
Total Yes No
Once 16.7% 16.1% 17.5%

Two Or Three Times 28.5% 32.2% 23.5%
Four Times Or More 54.8% 51.7% 59%
Once 16.7% 24.4% 15.3%

Two Or Three Times 28.5% 35.5% 27.2%
Four Times Or More 54.8% 40.1% 57.5%
Full scale of food insecurity index (number of questions
from the food security question answered in the affirmative
or “often true”)
4% 6%
4%
5%
5%
All Respondents
8%
68 %
0 1 2 3
Response
4 5 6
Gender Age Region

0 68.2% 68.3% 68.2% 53.2% 60.2% 68.3% 71.9% 74.4% 71.6% 60.6% 65.5% 68.7% 72.1% 60.5%
1 8% 7.7% 8.3% 5.1% 9.8% 7.2% 6.6% 8.6% 6.3% 10.2% 7.9% 7.2% 8.3% 11.9%
2 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 10.3% 6.9% 5.8% 4% 4.7% 5% 5% 5.4% 5.3% 5.7% 6.3%
3 4.7% 4.9% 4.6% 8.1% 5% 4.8% 4.9% 4.1% 5.6% 6.3% 5.2% 4.4% 3.6% 5.3%
4 4% 4.3% 3.7% 7.3% 5.2% 4% 4.3% 1.8% 1.6% 6.6% 4.2% 4.6% 2.6% 5.6%
5 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 4% 4.8% 3.5% 3.6% 2.4% 2.3% 4.5% 5% 4.2% 2.8% 4.4%
6 6% 5.7% 6.2% 12% 8.2% 6.4% 4.8% 3.9% 7.6% 6.9% 6.7% 5.7% 4.9% 6%

0 68.2% 48.2% 78.8% 87.4% 94.1% 47% 63.2% 82.3% 73.5% 46.3% 58% 60.3% 70.4% 45.6% 53%
1 8% 11% 7.9% 4.1% 2.9% 10.4% 9.4% 5.8% 6.8% 12.2% 6.4% 15.2% 11% 6.5% 12.8%
2 5.4% 8.1% 4.6% 2.8% 0.8% 6.4% 7.8% 3.2% 4.5% 7% 12.5% 7.6% 6.4% 5.8% 7.9%
3 4.7% 8% 2.5% 2.4% 0.3% 8.7% 4.8% 2.7% 3.9% 8.8% 4.5% 8.1% 2.7% 6.7% 8%
4 4% 6.9% 2% 1.4% 0.6% 7.6% 4.8% 1.6% 3% 8.8% 8.8% 1.7% 4.1% 7.8% 6.1%
5 3.7% 6.9% 1.4% 0.6% 0.5% 7% 3.8% 2% 2.9% 6.2% 4.4% 4% 2.2% 14.1% 4.5%
6 6% 10.8% 2.8% 1.1% 0.9% 12.9% 6.2% 2.3% 5.3% 10.7% 5.4% 3.1% 3% 13.4% 7.8%
Total Yes No
0 68.2% 10.8% 91%

1 8% 5.4% 9%
2 5.4% 19% 0%
3 4.7% 16.6% 0%
4 4% 14.1% 0%
5 3.7% 13.1% 0%
6 6% 21% 0%
Total Yes No
0 68.2% 70.9% 62.4%

1 8% 7.3% 9.6%
2 5.4% 5.1% 6.1%
3 4.7% 4.4% 5.3%
4 4% 3.8% 4.5%
5 3.7% 3% 5.2%
6 6% 5.5% 6.9%
0 68.2% 97.2% 17.1%

1 8% 2.8% 17.1%
2 5.4% 0% 14.9%
3 4.7% 0% 13%
4 4% 0% 11%
5 3.7% 0% 10.2%
6 6% 0% 16.5%
Broken out by Food Insecure vs Not Food Insecure
24 %
All Respondents
76 %
Not Food Insecure

Response
Food Insecure
Gender Age Region

Not Food Insecure 76.2% 76% 76.5% 58.3% 69.9% 75.5% 78.4% 83% 77.9% 70.8% 73.4% 75.9% 80.4% 72.4%
Food Insecure 23.8% 24% 23.5% 41.7% 30.1% 24.5% 21.6% 17% 22.1% 29.2% 26.6% 24.1% 19.6% 27.6%

Not Food Insecure 76.2% 59.1% 86.7% 91.5% 97% 57.4% 72.6% 88.1% 80.4% 58.5% 64.4% 75.5% 81.5% 52.1% 65.7%
Food Insecure 23.8% 40.9% 13.3% 8.5% 3% 42.6% 27.4% 11.9% 19.6% 41.5% 35.6% 24.5% 18.5% 47.9% 34.3%
Total Yes No
Not Food Insecure 76.2% 16.2% 100%

Food Insecure 23.8% 83.8% 0%
Total Yes No
Not Food Insecure 76.2% 78.2% 72%

Food Insecure 23.8% 21.8% 28%
Before March 2020 did you or other household members ac-
cess food or meals, at no cost to you, from a community
organization?
14 % 9%
All Respondents
77 %
Gender Age Region

Yes 8.8% 8.2% 9.4% 24.8% 9.8% 9.2% 9.8% 5.7% 8.5% 9.1% 12.3% 9% 7.3% 10.4%
No 76.8% 76.5% 77.2% 54.4% 70.5% 77.3% 77.8% 83.6% 77.5% 74.4% 73.7% 76.4% 78.3% 79.1%
Don’t Know 14.4% 15.4% 13.4% 20.8% 19.7% 13.4% 12.4% 10.8% 14% 16.5% 14.1% 14.6% 14.5% 10.5%

Yes 8.8% 15.2% 5% 2.6% 1.5% 16.5% 9.4% 4.7% 6.8% 16.4% 17.7% 9.3% 7% 32.7% 8%
No 76.8% 71.8% 79.6% 83.6% 80.8% 70.2% 76.8% 80% 78.7% 74.1% 69.7% 76.2% 69.7% 49.7% 79.1%
Don’t Know 14.4% 13% 15.4% 13.8% 17.7% 13.3% 13.8% 15.3% 14.5% 9.5% 12.6% 14.5% 23.3% 17.6% 12.9%
Total Yes No
Yes 8.8% 26% 2%

No 76.8% 65.3% 81.3%
Don’t Know 14.4% 8.7% 16.6%
Total Yes No
Yes 8.8% 7.2% 12.4%

No 76.8% 78.6% 72.8%
Don’t Know 14.4% 14.1% 14.9%
Yes 8.8% 3.2% 18.7%

No 76.8% 80% 71.2%
Don’t Know 14.4% 16.8% 10.1%
What was the year and month you that first accessed such
a program? (recoded - asked only to those who answered
Yes to the previous two questions)
31 %
48 % All Respondents
21 %
Response Before COVID After COVID No answer
Gender Age Region

Before COVID 30.8% 28.2% 33% 32.8% 31.1% 42.3% 22.2% 25.8% 45.5% 33.1% 20.9% 29.9% 25.7% 33.1%
After COVID 21.1% 26% 16.9% 15.7% 29.3% 18.1% 19.3% 10.6% 24.5% 29.2% 33.8% 25.9% 5.7% 9.7%
No answer 48.1% 45.7% 50.1% 51.6% 39.5% 39.6% 58.5% 63.6% 30.1% 37.8% 45.3% 44.2% 68.6% 57.2%

Before COVID 30.8% 28% 42.9% 41.9% 26.4% 22.8% 32.7% 41.3% 35.1% 18.8% 21.3% 15.9% 29.6% 27% 34.4%
After COVID 21.1% 23.4% 14.1% 5.3% 20.9% 24.3% 21.4% 15.6% 16.2% 27.8% 39.3% 34.3% 18.5% 26.5% 23.2%
No answer 48.1% 48.6% 43% 52.8% 52.7% 52.9% 46% 43.2% 48.7% 53.4% 39.4% 49.7% 51.9% 46.5% 42.4%
Total Yes No
Before COVID 30.8% 28% 40.7%

After COVID 21.1% 26.7% 0.7%
No answer 48.1% 45.2% 58.6%
Total Yes No
Before COVID 30.8% 31.8% 29.3%

After COVID 21.1% 19.1% 24%
No answer 48.1% 49.1% 46.7%
Before COVID 30.8% 39.9% 27.2%

After COVID 21.1% 8.8% 25.9%
No answer 48.1% 51.3% 46.9%
What was/were the reasons for not accessing food or meals
from a community organization?
9% 3%
7% 35 %
All Respondents
12 %
13 %
10 %
11 %
There might be people that need assistance more Embarrassed what people around you will think
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling inadequate and dependent on charity It doesn’t happen enough to seek charitable help
Response
Prefer to ask for help from people close to you Not able to physically access these programs
Don’t know where such programs exist Other
Gender Age Region

There might be people that need assistance more 34.5% 30.7% 38.5% 41.9% 35.3% 36% 37.1% 26.4% 27.2% 36.2% 45.1% 36.1% 29% 42.8%
Embarrassed what people around you will think 10.3% 11.9% 8.7% 0% 7.3% 14.3% 9.8% 11.6% 8.5% 11.3% 22.7% 5.3% 17% 7.4%
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling inadequate and dependent on charity 11.5% 12% 10.9% 18.4% 13.2% 10.7% 11.1% 9.1% 9.8% 13.5% 3.5% 12.7% 11.7% 10.4%
It doesn’t happen enough to seek charitable help 12.9% 13.2% 12.5% 17.9% 14.4% 10.1% 15% 10.9% 15.6% 13.9% 10.9% 13.7% 9% 15.1%
Prefer to ask for help from people close to you 11.6% 12.1% 11.1% 5.4% 11.2% 13.4% 11.6% 9.4% 8.1% 6.8% 3.5% 13.5% 15.2% 12.3%
Not able to physically access these programs 6.6% 7.9% 5.3% 6.1% 4.9% 6.4% 5.7% 12.9% 8.9% 10.4% 7.6% 6.6% 3.2% 5.6%
Don’t know where such programs exist 9.3% 10.9% 7.7% 7.5% 9.7% 7.5% 7.3% 14.5% 17% 3.5% 1.7% 10.5% 9.8% 6.2%
Other 3.3% 1.3% 5.4% 2.7% 4.1% 1.5% 2.5% 5.2% 4.9% 4.3% 4.9% 1.7% 5.1% 0.1%

There might be people that need assistance more 34.5% 32.3% 46.4% 30.6% 33.7% 34.2% 37% 31.3% 38.8% 9.5% 31.3% 15.3% 35.6% 22.9% 41.2%
Embarrassed what people around you will think 10.3% 10.5% 8.3% 15.8% 0% 11.5% 9.6% 9.7% 9% 17.6% 3.3% 28.4% 24.6% 7.9% 5.9%
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling inadequate and dependent on charity 11.5% 12% 13.2% 2.4% 10.9% 13.7% 11.7% 8.1% 11% 8.6% 11.8% 12.2% 14.8% 7.3% 15.9%
It doesn’t happen enough to seek charitable help 12.9% 11.6% 15.9% 23.6% 0% 9.8% 16.4% 12% 14.3% 15.4% 11.1% 24.7% 5% 5.7% 6.8%
Prefer to ask for help from people close to you 11.6% 12.4% 9.3% 9.4% 7.6% 11.9% 10.3% 13% 10.3% 23.8% 12.5% 0% 5% 19% 10.6%
Not able to physically access these programs 6.6% 6.8% 1% 10.9% 32.4% 7.6% 5.5% 7% 7.5% 2.9% 0% 0% 10% 17.9% 4.8%
Don’t know where such programs exist 9.3% 10.9% 5.1% 5.2% 0% 8.7% 8.9% 10.8% 6.1% 19.2% 26.1% 14.9% 5% 4.2% 13.7%
Other 3.3% 3.6% 0.9% 2.1% 15.3% 2.6% 0.6% 8.2% 3.1% 2.9% 3.9% 4.5% 0% 15.1% 1.1%
Total Yes No
There might be people that need 34.5% 34.5% NaN%

assistance more
Embarrassed what people around you 10.3% 10.3% NaN%
will think
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling 11.5% 11.5% NaN%
inadequate and dependent on charity
It doesn’t happen enough to seek 12.9% 12.9% NaN%
charitable help
Prefer to ask for help from people close 11.6% 11.6% NaN%
to you
Not able to physically access these 6.6% 6.6% NaN%

programs
Don’t know where such programs exist 9.3% 9.3% NaN%
Other 3.3% 3.3% NaN%
Total Yes No
There might be people that need 34.5% 36.7% 30.2%

assistance more
Embarrassed what people around you 10.3% 8.6% 13.6%
will think
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling 11.5% 10.1% 14.2%
It doesn’t happen enough to seek 12.9% 14.9% 8.8%
charitable help
Prefer to ask for help from people close 11.6% 12.8% 9%
to you
Not able to physically access these 6.6% 5.1% 9.8%

programs
Don’t know where such programs exist 9.3% 8.4% 11.2%
Other 3.3% 3.3% 3.1%
There might be people that need 34.5% NaN% 34.5%

assistance more
Embarrassed what people around you 10.3% NaN% 10.3%
will think
Felt Ashamed, or afraid of feeling 11.5% NaN% 11.5%
It doesn’t happen enough to seek 12.9% NaN% 12.9%
charitable help
Prefer to ask for help from people close 11.6% NaN% 11.6%
to you
Not able to physically access these 6.6% NaN% 6.6%

programs
Don’t know where such programs exist 9.3% NaN% 9.3%
Other 3.3% NaN% 3.3%
What was/were the reasons for not accessing food or
meals from a community organization? (Other reasons
mentioned)
Answer Frequency
I am retired so I often eat toasts. So I make do with that. 1

I only eat organic food and I am vegan 1
I simply got by on my own. 1
I tried to get help, but I was refused. I am a Canadian citizen, 1
but I was refused because I didn’t have my income tax
documents.
Income bracket is technically too high to receive assistance 1
elsewhere
It’s not safe. It’s COVID 1
No answer 6
Special diet restrictions due to medical issues that can’t be 1
accomidated by food given to food banks
The food bank said that I made too much money to get any 1
food from them
The items at food bank were expired. 1
The reason is, even though I can’t afford food because inflation 1
is so high, I have an income of $40,000 a year and the city
where I live, I don’t qualify for that kind of stuff and they won’t
let me access those services.
There was only one way to get food through my specific city in 1
my specific area. And I had to apply. And when I applied
nobody got back to me. I couldn’t even tell you where it is
because I didn’t get approved in any way, shape or form.
No response 1
Nobody should have to access food through community 1
supports man. Right? The government needs to stop
destroying our economy. It’s ..that’s just stupid
Were you working for pay in the three months before COVID-
19?
31 %
All Respondents
69 %
Response Yes No
Gender Age Region

Yes 68.6% 70.2% 67% 65.2% 74.6% 82.8% 75.6% 32.3% 65.6% 70.4% 68.7% 69.4% 71.2% 58.2%
No 31.4% 29.8% 33% 34.8% 25.4% 17.2% 24.4% 67.7% 34.4% 29.6% 31.3% 30.6% 28.8% 41.8%

Yes 68.6% 54.8% 75.9% 82.1% 86.2% 54.7% 70.3% 74.3% 70.2% 61.6% 79.1% 65.4% 68.7% 57.2% 62.2%
No 31.4% 45.2% 24.1% 17.9% 13.8% 45.3% 29.7% 25.7% 29.8% 38.4% 20.9% 34.6% 31.3% 42.8% 37.8%
Total Yes No
Yes 68.6% 62% 71.2%

No 31.4% 38% 28.8%
Total Yes No
Yes 68.6% 100% 0%

No 31.4% 0% 100%
Yes 68.6% 71.9% 62.8%

No 31.4% 28.1% 37.2%
Which of the following best describes your employment be-
fore COVID-19?
10 % 7% 6%
13 % 6%
9%
All Respondents
3%
5%
37 % 5%
Casual − on call, day labour Temporary/short−term contract, less than a year
Fixed−term contract Self−employed without employees
Response Self−employed with employees Permanently part−time, < 30 hour per week
Permanently full−time, hours vary from week to week Permanently full−time, > 30 hours per week
Unemployed Won't Say
Gender Age Region

Casual - on call, day labour 7.2% 7.3% 7% 16.4% 10.7% 6.6% 5.1% 5.9% 5.5% 7.3% 8.3% 7.2% 8.3% 5.5%
Temporary/short-term contract, less than a year 5.8% 6.7% 4.9% 10.9% 10.4% 3% 4.5% 4.8% 4.4% 6.3% 6.5% 6% 6.3% 4.7%
Fixed-term contract 6.3% 6.1% 6.4% 9.6% 8.6% 6.8% 5.8% 2.8% 5.7% 10.8% 7.7% 5.5% 5.1% 6.6%
Self-employed without employees 8.9% 9.8% 8.1% 10.5% 4.8% 8.2% 12.3% 11% 10.5% 8.6% 7.7% 9.2% 8.9% 5.8%
Self-employed with employees 3.1% 4.3% 1.9% 0.4% 1.2% 3.1% 4.9% 3.4% 2.8% 3.8% 2.9% 2.8% 3.3% 3.8%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per week 5% 3.6% 6.5% 5.3% 7.4% 4.1% 4.1% 4.2% 6.2% 4.9% 6.1% 4.8% 4.3% 5.9%
Permanently full-time, hours vary from week to week 4.6% 4.2% 4.9% 1.8% 6.4% 5.2% 4.5% 1.2% 6.7% 4.1% 5.6% 4.9% 2.9% 4%
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per week 37% 38.6% 35.5% 16.9% 37.2% 52.5% 41.8% 10% 30% 35% 32.3% 37% 45.1% 30.6%
Unemployed 12.5% 10.9% 14.1% 18.3% 9.6% 6.4% 9% 29.5% 17.8% 13.3% 16.6% 14.4% 3.8% 16.4%
Won’t Say 9.6% 8.4% 10.7% 10% 3.7% 4.1% 8% 27.2% 10.3% 6% 6.4% 8.2% 12% 16.7%

Casual - on call, day labour 7.2% 11.8% 3.9% 4% 1.4% 12.2% 8% 4.1% 5.9% 13.5% 15.7% 7.3% 9.1% 14.5% 6.8%
Temporary/short-term contract, less than a year 5.8% 8.1% 5.9% 2.9% 1.6% 5.2% 4.8% 6.9% 5.1% 9.6% 4.6% 5.5% 13.2% 6.7% 6.3%
Fixed-term contract 6.3% 5.9% 7.4% 5.6% 6.1% 4.4% 7.1% 6.6% 5.7% 5.4% 13.2% 8.9% 9% 9.1% 5.9%
Self-employed without employees 8.9% 11.3% 6.8% 5% 8.8% 10.6% 8.6% 8.3% 9.4% 4.9% 7.5% 11.5% 9.1% 7.8% 8%
Self-employed with employees 3.1% 2% 3.1% 3.4% 6.3% 3% 3.3% 3% 3.3% 1.9% 0.8% 7.6% 1.4% 1.2% 2.9%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per week 5% 8.3% 3.1% 2.4% 0.8% 6.5% 4.7% 4.6% 5.2% 4.5% 3.5% 5% 6% 6.1% 3.4%
Permanently full-time, hours vary from week to week 4.6% 5.6% 4.4% 2.9% 3.3% 5.7% 4.7% 3.9% 4.4% 5% 5.8% 3.1% 7% 5.4% 5%
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per week 37% 14.7% 48.3% 62.7% 62.3% 20% 37.1% 45.3% 39.2% 33.1% 40% 34.8% 29.2% 17.8% 31.9%
Unemployed 12.5% 19.3% 8.9% 5.1% 4.9% 19.3% 11.6% 9.8% 12.6% 12.7% 2.8% 11.7% 9.2% 20.7% 13.3%
Won’t Say 9.6% 13.1% 8.3% 6% 4.4% 12.9% 10% 7.6% 9.2% 9.6% 6.2% 4.7% 6.7% 10.5% 16.4%
Total Yes No
Casual - on call, day labour 7.2% 14.1% 4.4%

Temporary/short-term contract, less 5.8% 7.7% 5.1%
than a year
Fixed-term contract 6.3% 7.8% 5.7%
Self-employed without employees 8.9% 8.9% 8.9%
Self-employed with employees 3.1% 1.9% 3.6%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per 5% 6.5% 4.5%

week
Permanently full-time, hours vary from 4.6% 7% 3.6%
week to week
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per 37% 19.5% 43.9%
week
Unemployed 12.5% 17.8% 10.4%
Won’t Say 9.6% 8.9% 9.8%

Total Yes No

Temporary/short-term contract, less 5.8% 5.8% 6%
than a year
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per 5% 6.4% 2%

week
Permanently full-time, hours vary from 4.6% 5.9% 1.7%
week to week
week
Unemployed 12.5% 1% 37.8%
Won’t Say 9.6% 1.4% 27.5%

Casual - on call, day labour 7.2% 4% 12.8%

than a year
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per 5% 4.6% 5.8%

week
Permanently full-time, hours vary from 4.6% 3.2% 7%
week to week
week
Unemployed 12.5% 10.1% 16.9%
Won’t Say 9.6% 9.8% 9.2%

Which sector did you mostly work in before COVID-19?
14 %
All Respondents
47 %
39 %
Private Sector
Public Sector
Response
Not For Profit Sector
Gender Age Region

Private Sector 47.5% 58.8% 36.3% 45.2% 50.6% 48.3% 48.1% 41.1% 42.9% 54.6% 40.2% 48.8% 49.6% 37.5%
Public Sector 38.7% 31.3% 45.9% 32.9% 37.1% 41.1% 39.9% 36% 41.4% 32.9% 43.9% 37.3% 39% 44.7%
Not For Profit Sector 13.9% 9.9% 17.8% 21.9% 12.3% 10.6% 12% 22.9% 15.7% 12.5% 16% 14% 11.5% 17.8%

Private Sector 47.5% 47.2% 45.2% 45.9% 53.5% 46.5% 50.1% 46.1% 47.2% 43.1% 55.8% 56.6% 54.9% 37.8% 48.5%
Public Sector 38.7% 34.8% 41.7% 45.4% 39.2% 35.6% 37.3% 41.1% 40.2% 38.6% 32.5% 32.4% 32.8% 37.6% 32.6%
Not For Profit Sector 13.9% 18% 13.2% 8.6% 7.3% 17.8% 12.6% 12.8% 12.7% 18.2% 11.7% 11% 12.3% 24.6% 18.9%
Total Yes No
Private Sector 47.5% 46.5% 47.9%

Public Sector 38.7% 35.9% 39.7%
Not For Profit Sector 13.9% 17.6% 12.4%
Total Yes No

Public Sector 38.7% 40.3% 35.1%

Public Sector 38.7% 39.2% 37.7%
Which economic sector did you mostly work in before
COVID-19?
Gender Age Region

Arts, sports, fitness and media 3.3% 3.2% 3.3% 8.9% 4.4% 4.3% 2.2% 2% 2.2% 2.4% 1.6% 3.8% 4.1% 2.8%
Childcare 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 2% 1.9% 1.6% 1.3% 1.5% 2% 2.9% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 0.6%
Community and social services 6.4% 4.3% 8.5% 15.7% 8.5% 5.5% 6.5% 4.6% 6.3% 6.2% 8.9% 6.6% 6.5% 3.7%
Computing services 1.9% 2.9% 0.9% 2.9% 2.2% 2.7% 1.8% 0.6% 1.1% 1.6% 1.5% 2.5% 1.8% 1.1%
Construction 5.3% 9.8% 1% 2.7% 5.9% 5.3% 5.4% 4.4% 7.4% 6.7% 5.5% 5.3% 4% 3.9%
Education 7.6% 6.1% 9.1% 3.4% 5.5% 7.7% 7.9% 9.8% 8% 7.6% 7.9% 7.4% 6.6% 11.1%
Finance and insurance 3.4% 3.8% 3% 0.6% 4.3% 3.2% 3.2% 2.5% 2.5% 3.2% 1.3% 4.8% 2.3% 2.8%
Food and hospitality 4.6% 4.5% 4.6% 7.2% 6.9% 4.2% 3.7% 2.9% 5.5% 7.1% 5.9% 3.8% 3.9% 4.1%
Government healthcare 9.2% 5.3% 13.1% 6.3% 8.8% 10.8% 9% 8.2% 11.6% 7.1% 8.5% 8.3% 10% 11.4%
Installation, maintenance and repair 2.3% 3.8% 0.7% 2% 2.2% 2.5% 1.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5% 1.8%
Legal services 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 0.4% 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.5% 1.6% 0.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.5% 1.3%
Manufacturing 3.9% 6.1% 1.8% 3.1% 3.7% 3.8% 5.2% 2.5% 1.7% 1.8% 2.9% 5.3% 4.2% 3.8%
Office and administrative support 9.4% 6% 12.6% 8.3% 9.2% 10.8% 9.5% 7.5% 7.6% 7.2% 7.1% 9.4% 12.7% 6.5%
Personal care 1.9% 1.2% 2.6% 0% 0.8% 2% 2.5% 2.3% 2.9% 1.5% 2.2% 1.6% 1.5% 3%
Retail and wholesale 9.6% 10.7% 8.6% 14.4% 13.4% 7.6% 8.9% 7.9% 7.4% 11.5% 8.9% 10.5% 8.7% 10.2%
Telecommunications and advertising 3% 3.5% 2.5% 2% 2.4% 3% 4% 2.3% 3.3% 1% 2.7% 3.5% 3.2% 2.4%
Transportation 3.8% 5.6% 2% 1.9% 2.6% 3.2% 5.1% 4.1% 3.2% 5.2% 3.7% 3.1% 4.8% 2.7%
Other 21.7% 20.5% 22.9% 18.3% 16.3% 20.3% 20.8% 32.7% 23.5% 24.4% 26.5% 19.4% 20.4% 26.8%

Arts, sports, fitness and media 3.3% 4% 3% 2.7% 2.1% 2.5% 3.9% 3.2% 3.4% 3% 3% 3.9% 3.1% 2.7% 2.9%
Childcare 1.6% 2.3% 0.6% 1.6% 1% 2.5% 1.6% 1.1% 1.4% 1.6% 4.4% 0.8% 2.1% 3.7% 1.1%
Community and social services 6.4% 6.5% 8.8% 4.7% 4.2% 5.2% 5.5% 7.7% 6.5% 7.4% 6.4% 6.2% 6.6% 9.4% 3.9%
Computing services 1.9% 0.6% 1.9% 4.8% 2.9% 0.2% 1.6% 2.9% 1.8% 2% 1.6% 3.3% 2.8% 1.3% 1.6%
Construction 5.3% 5.2% 6.4% 5% 4.3% 9.7% 6.1% 2.6% 5.3% 6.2% 4.2% 4% 1.5% 8.7% 6.2%
Education 7.6% 4.7% 9.2% 12.9% 8.5% 1% 2.8% 14.2% 8.8% 2.4% 0.7% 7% 5.4% 3.1% 6.3%
Finance and insurance 3.4% 2% 3.3% 2.6% 8.6% 1.4% 2.5% 5% 3.2% 2.1% 2.5% 4.2% 10.4% 2.7% 3.3%
Food and hospitality 4.6% 6.9% 4% 1.7% 1.1% 7.4% 4.7% 3.1% 3.9% 3.8% 9% 9.9% 4.3% 10.3% 5.4%
Government healthcare 9.2% 6.3% 10.4% 12.2% 13.6% 5.2% 8.6% 11.7% 9.2% 13.5% 7% 10.6% 8.5% 9.5% 7.1%
Installation, maintenance and repair 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 1.2% 2.3% 4% 1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.9% 0.7% 4.1% 0.7% 2.3%
Legal services 1.2% 0.5% 0.9% 1.6% 3.6% 0.4% 0.6% 2.1% 1.1% 1.9% 0% 4.3% 2.2% 1% 1%
Manufacturing 3.9% 3.5% 3.9% 4.3% 4.8% 4.4% 4.5% 3.3% 3.8% 3.7% 4.2% 3.2% 2.9% 3.1% 5.8%
Office and administrative support 9.4% 9.5% 11% 8.4% 7.3% 5.6% 11% 10.1% 9.1% 12.2% 15.6% 6.1% 14.5% 4.4% 8.4%
Personal care 1.9% 3.1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 2% 2.8% 1.2% 1.8% 2.5% 0.8% 1.2% 2.8% 1.4% 3%
Retail and wholesale 9.6% 14% 6.3% 5.6% 5.5% 15.7% 11.2% 5.5% 9.5% 10.9% 10.5% 12.7% 6.8% 7.4% 10.4%
Telecommunications and advertising 3% 2.4% 3.8% 3.5% 3% 2.4% 3% 3.2% 3% 1.6% 1.9% 6.5% 2.6% 0% 4%
Transportation 3.8% 4.2% 4.3% 2.6% 2.6% 6.5% 4.2% 2.1% 3.7% 3.3% 3.4% 2.7% 4.3% 6.9% 3.3%
Other 21.7% 22% 18.9% 22.4% 24.9% 25.6% 21.6% 19.9% 22.2% 19.5% 22% 12.8% 15.2% 23.7% 24%
Total Yes No
Arts, sports, fitness and media 3.3% 2.9% 3.4%

Childcare 1.6% 2.3% 1.3%
Community and social services 6.4% 8% 5.8%
Computing services 1.9% 0.9% 2.3%
Construction 5.3% 6.3% 4.9%
Education 7.6% 3.5% 9.2%

Finance and insurance 3.4% 1.1% 4.3%
Food and hospitality 4.6% 7.7% 3.3%
Government healthcare 9.2% 6.8% 10.2%
Installation, maintenance and repair 2.3% 2.7% 2.1%
Legal services 1.2% 0.6% 1.5%

Manufacturing 3.9% 3.9% 3.9%
Office and administrative support 9.4% 7.7% 10%
Personal care 1.9% 3.2% 1.4%
Retail and wholesale 9.6% 13.9% 7.9%
Telecommunications and advertising 3% 2.6% 3.1%

Transportation 3.8% 5.5% 3.1%
Other 21.7% 20.5% 22.2%
Total Yes No

Childcare 1.6% 1.3% 2.2%
Community and social services 6.4% 6.3% 6.6%
Education 7.6% 7.5% 7.6%

Finance and insurance 3.4% 3.5% 3%
Installation, maintenance and repair 2.3% 2.4% 1.9%

Office and administrative support 9.4% 10.9% 6%

Other 21.7% 17.9% 30.1%

Childcare 1.6% 0.9% 2.8%
Community and social services 6.4% 6.1% 7.1%
Education 7.6% 9.7% 3.9%

Finance and insurance 3.4% 4.6% 1.2%
Installation, maintenance and repair 2.3% 2% 2.7%

Office and administrative support 9.4% 10.1% 8.1%

Other 21.7% 22.3% 20.7%
Were you working for pay at any point during COVID-19?
6%
28 %
All Respondents
65 %
Response Yes No Prefer Not To Answer
Gender Age Region

Yes 65.3% 67.6% 63.1% 60.4% 76.2% 76.8% 68.4% 30.9% 59.7% 68.2% 68.6% 66.1% 67.7% 56.2%
No 28.2% 26.3% 30.2% 22.6% 16.7% 16.7% 25.1% 63.8% 33.5% 26.8% 25.9% 28.2% 24.3% 36.2%
Prefer Not To Answer 6.4% 6.1% 6.7% 17% 7.1% 6.5% 6.4% 5.3% 6.8% 5% 5.5% 5.7% 8% 7.5%

Yes 65.3% 49.5% 73.1% 80.7% 86.6% 49.8% 63.7% 74.2% 69.4% 47.2% 54.1% 63.8% 67.5% 46.4% 55.1%
No 28.2% 41% 21.9% 15.9% 11.3% 41.8% 28.9% 21.1% 26.7% 37% 28.2% 22.4% 24.4% 46.3% 31.3%
Prefer Not To Answer 6.4% 9.5% 4.9% 3.4% 2.1% 8.5% 7.4% 4.7% 3.9% 15.8% 17.7% 13.8% 8.1% 7.3% 13.7%
Total Yes No
Yes 65.3% 50.2% 71.4%

No 28.2% 38.4% 24.2%
Total Yes No
Yes 65.3% 84.8% 22.7%

No 28.2% 10.1% 68%
Yes 65.3% 73.2% 51.4%

No 28.2% 23.1% 37.4%
Which of the following best describes your situation dur-
ing COVID-19? (only asked of those who answered yes to
“Were you working for pay at any point during COVID-19?”)
11 % 1%
6%
12 % All Respondents
69 %
Continued to work for the same employer Changed your employer Were working and then stopped
Response
Lost work during the pandemic but have started working again Started working for the first time
Gender Age Region

Continued to work for the same employer 69.5% 70.2% 68.8% 56.7% 56.3% 76.8% 77.9% 66% 69.8% 68.4% 72.4% 67.6% 73.2% 64.3%
Changed your employer 12.2% 12% 12.3% 18.1% 21.6% 9.3% 6.1% 7.3% 14.8% 10.4% 10% 11.7% 13% 12.7%
Were working and then stopped 5.9% 5.6% 6.2% 5.5% 6.3% 4.2% 5.3% 11.5% 3.7% 8% 6.2% 6.7% 4.1% 8%
Lost work during the pandemic but have started working again 11.5% 11% 12% 14.1% 13.8% 9.3% 10.4% 14% 11% 12.2% 10.7% 12.7% 8.8% 14.5%
Started working for the first time 1% 1.2% 0.8% 5.6% 2.1% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 1.3% 0.9% 0.6%

Continued to work for the same employer 69.5% 49% 74.9% 81.4% 87.2% 61.7% 71.7% 70.7% 71.1% 70.9% 66% 53.1% 59% 53.9% 68.7%
Changed your employer 12.2% 16% 14.1% 6.8% 7.7% 11% 9.1% 14.4% 12.3% 13.6% 10.2% 6.3% 15.9% 16.3% 9.5%
Were working and then stopped 5.9% 11.1% 4.8% 2.3% 1.5% 9.6% 6.5% 4.3% 5.4% 3% 5.2% 17.3% 8.1% 10.4% 6.1%
Lost work during the pandemic but have started working again 11.5% 22% 5.5% 8.8% 3.5% 16.5% 12.1% 9.4% 10.5% 10.7% 18.6% 19.1% 14.8% 18.2% 13.8%
Started working for the first time 1% 1.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% 1.1% 0.6% 1.2% 0.7% 1.8% 0% 4.2% 2.2% 1.2% 1.9%
Total Yes No
Continued to work for the same 69.5% 53.8% 73.8%

employer
Changed your employer 12.2% 13.3% 11.8%
Were working and then stopped 5.9% 11% 4.5%
Lost work during the pandemic but 11.5% 20.4% 9%
have started working again
Started working for the first time 1% 1.5% 0.9%

Total Yes No
Continued to work for the same 69.5% 73% 40.9%

employer
Were working and then stopped 5.9% 5% 13%
Lost work during the pandemic but 11.5% 11.5% 11.6%

Continued to work for the same 69.5% 74.4% 57.1%

employer
Were working and then stopped 5.9% 4.4% 9.7%
Lost work during the pandemic but 11.5% 8% 20.1%

Which of the following best describes your employment
during COVID-19? (only asked of those who answered yes
to “Were you working for pay at any point during COVID-
19?”)
1% 2% 9%
8%
8%
All Respondents
49 % 9%
4%
5% 6%
Casual − on call, day labour Temporary/short−term contract, less than a year
Fixed−term contract Self−employed without employees
Response Self−employed with employees Permanently part−time, < 30 hour per week
Permanently full−time, hours vary from week to week Permanently full−time, > 30 hours per week
Unemployed Won't Say

Gender Age Region

Casual - on call, day labour 8.6% 9.7% 7.4% 20.8% 10.4% 6.8% 6.9% 13.3% 5.5% 7.8% 10.1% 8.6% 9.9% 9.6%
Temporary/short-term contract, less than a year 7.5% 7.3% 7.8% 16.8% 11.3% 5.6% 4.5% 10% 8% 5.4% 8.5% 8.3% 6.3% 9.3%
Fixed-term contract 7.6% 8% 7.1% 5.3% 8.9% 6.8% 7% 7% 8% 10.9% 9.4% 6.6% 6% 10.1%
Self-employed without employees 9% 9.4% 8.6% 11.3% 3.9% 7.9% 11.3% 23.2% 12.6% 9.5% 8.1% 9.1% 7.6% 6.6%
Self-employed with employees 3.7% 4.8% 2.6% 2.2% 0.9% 3.2% 6% 8.7% 3.9% 4.6% 2% 3.1% 4.6% 4.2%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per week 6.3% 4.1% 8.7% 5.4% 8.5% 4.5% 4.6% 9.6% 8.5% 7% 8.1% 5.8% 4.6% 9.1%
Permanently full-time, hours vary from week to week 5.2% 5% 5.3% 4.6% 6.2% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4% 5.4% 4.4% 8.6% 5.9% 4.2% 1.7%
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per week 49.1% 48.9% 49.5% 28.8% 46.4% 58.4% 52.2% 19.9% 45.9% 45.3% 42.3% 49.8% 54.5% 45.4%
Unemployed 1.4% 1.8% 1% 1.5% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.1% 2% 1.7% 1.3% 1.3% 1.8%
Won’t Say 1.5% 1% 2.1% 3.3% 2.2% 0.7% 1.3% 2.4% 1.2% 3.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 2.3%

Casual - on call, day labour 8.6% 16.9% 6.8% 2.6% 1.9% 17.5% 11.4% 4% 7.8% 13% 9.5% 10.7% 8% 15.6% 11%
Temporary/short-term contract, less than a year 7.5% 14.2% 5.8% 2.9% 2.3% 7.4% 5.1% 9% 7.1% 1.5% 5.7% 11.1% 21% 8.2% 8.3%
Fixed-term contract 7.6% 7.4% 10.5% 5.8% 5.4% 6.9% 7.6% 7.8% 7% 11.4% 11.8% 7.1% 10.3% 16.9% 5.1%
Self-employed without employees 9% 12% 7.4% 5% 9.6% 9.6% 9.5% 8.5% 9% 7.1% 14.7% 9.6% 6.4% 9.8% 9.6%
Self-employed with employees 3.7% 2% 3.3% 3.8% 7.4% 4.3% 3.8% 3.5% 4% 3.5% 0% 3.1% 7% 1.4% 2.2%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per week 6.3% 14.5% 2.5% 1.8% 1.3% 9.8% 7.1% 4.7% 6.6% 2.7% 4.5% 1% 4.1% 12.7% 6.5%
Permanently full-time, hours vary from week to week 5.2% 8.2% 4.7% 2.7% 2.7% 8.3% 4.9% 4.2% 4.7% 8.9% 8% 4.3% 7.5% 5.3% 5.7%
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per week 49.1% 19.2% 57% 73.8% 68.6% 30.3% 48.7% 55.7% 51.4% 45.2% 42.7% 51.6% 33.5% 25.7% 43.7%
Unemployed 1.4% 3.2% 0.4% 0.9% 0.3% 3.2% 1% 1.1% 1.3% 2.3% 2% 0% 1.1% 2.5% 2.8%
Won’t Say 1.5% 2.5% 1.6% 0.6% 0.5% 2.7% 0.9% 1.5% 1.1% 4.3% 1.2% 1.5% 1.1% 1.8% 5%
Total Yes No

than a year
Self-employed without employees 9% 9% 9%
Permanently part-time, < 30 hour per 6.3% 8.8% 5.6%

week
week to week
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per 49.1% 27.4% 55.2%
week
Unemployed 1.4% 3.9% 0.7%
Won’t Say 1.5% 1.8% 1.4%

Total Yes No

than a year
Self-employed without employees 9% 8.8% 10.4%

week
week to week
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per 49.1% 53.1% 17.1%
week
Unemployed 1.4% 1.2% 3%
Won’t Say 1.5% 1.2% 3.8%


than a year
Self-employed without employees 9% 9.5% 7.7%

week
week to week
Permanently full-time, > 30 hours per 49.1% 56% 31.9%
week
Unemployed 1.4% 0.8% 2.9%
Won’t Say 1.5% 0.9% 3%

With whom do you live?
9% 4%
19 %
18 %
All Respondents 13 %
5%
31 %
Alone Alone with children under 18 With roommate(s)
Response With spouse/partner without children With spouse/partner with children under 18 live with parents, grandparents, or other family members
Prefer not to answer
Gender Age Region

Alone 19.1% 19.8% 18.4% 19.2% 18.2% 15.6% 19.6% 24.1% 19.8% 16.5% 16.1% 18.7% 20.5% 22%
Alone with children under 18 12.7% 10.9% 14.5% 13.2% 8.2% 25.3% 11.5% 5% 10.1% 14% 13.2% 13.6% 13.4% 8.4%
With roommate(s) 5.3% 5.8% 4.9% 6.4% 12% 1.9% 2.9% 3.7% 4.4% 7.7% 5.7% 6% 3.1% 6.3%
With spouse/partner without children 31.3% 32.3% 30.4% 30.3% 26.7% 15% 34.6% 54.1% 35.8% 32.6% 33.1% 30.2% 27.5% 37.7%
With spouse/partner with children under 18 18.4% 18.6% 18.3% 12.8% 13.6% 37.8% 16% 4.1% 18.4% 18.3% 20.1% 15.6% 23.4% 16.6%
live with parents, grandparents, or other family members 9.5% 10% 8.9% 12.9% 18.9% 2.6% 9.6% 4.6% 7.9% 9% 8.9% 11.4% 8.6% 6%
Prefer not to answer 3.6% 2.6% 4.6% 5.2% 2.4% 1.7% 5.9% 4.5% 3.5% 1.8% 3.1% 4.5% 3.6% 3%

Alone 19.1% 21.5% 19% 18.7% 12.1% 20.6% 17.3% 19.6% 19.7% 20.6% 18.1% 17.7% 11.4% 23.2% 14.2%
Alone with children under 18 12.7% 11.4% 13.2% 13.5% 15.5% 10.3% 14.2% 13% 11.8% 17.9% 19.3% 8.2% 21.5% 14.9% 12.2%
With roommate(s) 5.3% 8% 4.4% 2.8% 1% 7.5% 4.8% 4.6% 5.5% 5% 2.2% 3.2% 6.4% 6.5% 4.6%
With spouse/partner without children 31.3% 29.2% 33% 34.1% 32.4% 28.9% 31.2% 32.6% 33.6% 23.6% 22.6% 28.2% 19.1% 23.1% 29.8%
With spouse/partner with children under 18 18.4% 13.2% 19.5% 22.8% 28.6% 15.1% 19.4% 19.4% 18.3% 19.9% 17.1% 17.7% 20.4% 18.9% 18.6%
live with parents, grandparents, or other family members 9.5% 12.3% 8.2% 5.5% 6.7% 13.3% 8.5% 8.2% 7.8% 9.6% 19.9% 15.3% 19.8% 9.8% 14.4%
Prefer not to answer 3.6% 4.4% 2.7% 2.6% 3.6% 4.3% 4.5% 2.6% 3.3% 3.3% 0.7% 9.7% 1.5% 3.6% 6.2%
Total Yes No
Alone 19.1% 21.9% 18%

Alone with children under 18 12.7% 13.5% 12.5%
With roommate(s) 5.3% 7.8% 4.3%
With spouse/partner without children 31.3% 23.4% 34.5%
With spouse/partner with children under 18.4% 17.9% 18.7%
18
live with parents, grandparents, or other 9.5% 11.9% 8.5%

family members
Prefer not to answer 3.6% 3.8% 3.6%
Total Yes No
Alone 19.1% 18.6% 20.2%

18
live with parents, grandparents, or other 9.5% 9.2% 10%

family members
Alone 19.1% 18% 21.1%

18
live with parents, grandparents, or other 9.5% 8.4% 11.3%

family members
Were you accessing any government programs before
COVID-19?
9% 10 %
All Respondents
82 %
Response Yes No Not Sure
Gender Age Region

Yes 9.6% 10.1% 9.1% 13.8% 9.4% 10.7% 7.5% 11.6% 10.1% 7.4% 7.5% 7.6% 13.8% 11.7%
No 81.5% 80.8% 82.3% 73.9% 83% 81.1% 85.5% 74.4% 81.3% 84.6% 85.5% 84% 75.8% 78.9%
Not Sure 8.8% 9.1% 8.6% 12.3% 7.5% 8.2% 7% 14% 8.6% 8% 7% 8.4% 10.4% 9.4%

Yes 9.6% 13.8% 7.3% 6.3% 3.9% 11.9% 10.5% 7.9% 9.3% 12.7% 6.7% 6.6% 5.9% 14.5% 11.9%
No 81.5% 77.3% 87.7% 73.7% 92.6% 78.8% 81.4% 83% 82.8% 73.8% 82.3% 80.7% 84% 78.6% 76.9%
Not Sure 8.8% 8.9% 5% 20% 3.5% 9.3% 8.1% 9.1% 8% 13.5% 11.1% 12.6% 10.1% 6.8% 11.2%
Total Yes No
Yes 9.6% 13.2% 8.2%

No 81.5% 77.1% 83.3%
Not Sure 8.8% 9.7% 8.5%
Total Yes No
Yes 9.6% 7.7% 14%

No 81.5% 86% 71.8%
Not Sure 8.8% 6.4% 14.2%
Yes 9.6% 8% 12.5%

No 81.5% 83.3% 78.4%
Not Sure 8.8% 8.7% 9.1%
Were you accessing any government programs during
COVID-19?
9%
24 %
All Respondents
67 %
Response Yes No Not Sure
Gender Age Region

Yes 23.7% 25.5% 21.9% 28.2% 31.1% 23.1% 19.9% 19.5% 19.8% 23.5% 20.5% 24.4% 25.8% 23.7%
No 67.1% 64.8% 69.4% 59.2% 61.1% 68.4% 72.6% 66.4% 70.5% 68.1% 72.6% 66.9% 63.7% 66.8%
Not Sure 9.2% 9.6% 8.7% 12.7% 7.8% 8.6% 7.6% 14.1% 9.7% 8.4% 6.9% 8.7% 10.5% 9.5%

Yes 23.7% 31.9% 19.8% 18% 10.3% 25.8% 24.9% 21.9% 23.9% 19.5% 22% 26.1% 27.1% 24.9% 22.9%
No 67.1% 58.6% 74.9% 62.1% 85.8% 63.6% 66.6% 69.2% 67.7% 67.7% 67.4% 62% 66.6% 64.1% 65.2%
Not Sure 9.2% 9.4% 5.3% 19.9% 4% 10.6% 8.5% 9% 8.4% 12.8% 10.6% 11.9% 6.3% 11% 11.9%
Total Yes No
Yes 23.7% 30.5% 21%

No 67.1% 58.9% 70.4%
Not Sure 9.2% 10.6% 8.6%
Total Yes No
Yes 23.7% 25.3% 20.2%

No 67.1% 68.4% 64.3%
Not Sure 9.2% 6.3% 15.5%
Yes 23.7% 20.2% 29.9%

No 67.1% 71.3% 59.7%
Not Sure 9.2% 8.5% 10.4%

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The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from

Response Often True Sometimes True Never True Don’t Know

broken out by age, gender, and region

Gender Age Region

Income Education Level Ethnicity

broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank

Often True 12.3% 40.1% 1.3%

Weighted Frequency 4009 1138 2871

broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment

Often True 12.3% 10.4% 16.6%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2751 1258

broken out by food insecurity index

Total Not Food Insecure Food Insecure

Often True 12.3% 0.7% 32.9%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2558 1451

Response Often True Sometimes True Never True Don’t Know

broken out by age, gender, and region

Gender Age Region

Income Education Level Ethnicity

broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank

Often True 14.8% 48.7% 1.4%

Weighted Frequency 4009 1138 2871

broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment

Often True 14.8% 13.6% 17.5%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2751 1258

broken out by food insecurity index

Total Not Food Insecure Food Insecure

Often True 14.8% 0.8% 39.6%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2558 1451

Response Often True Sometimes True Never True Don’t Know

broken out by age, gender, and region

Gender Age Region

Income Education Level Ethnicity

broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank

Often True 13.6% 46.2% 0.6%

Weighted Frequency 4009 1138 2871

broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment

Often True 13.6% 12% 16.9%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2751 1258

broken out by food insecurity index

Total Not Food Insecure Food Insecure

Often True 13.6% 0.2% 37.1%

Weighted Frequency 4009 2558 1451

Response Yes No Don't Know

broken out by age, gender, and region

Gender Age Region

Income Education Level Ethnicity

broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank

Yes 20.6% 68% 1.8%

broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment

Yes 20.6% 19.1% 23.9%

broken out by food insecurity index

Total Not Food Insecure Food Insecure

Yes 20.6% 0.4% 56.2%

broken out by age, gender, and region

Gender Age Region

Income Education Level Ethnicity

broken out by food insecure or went to a food bank

Almost Every Month 57.6% 60% 22.5%

Weighted Frequency 802 774 52

broken out by pre-COVID-19 employment