Household food insecurity, 2017/2018.: CS82-625/2020001-1E-PDF
"In 2017/2018, 8.8% of Canadian households - approximately 1.2 million - experienced some moderate or severe food insecurity due to financial constraints. Food insecurity exists when household members report having issues with the quality or quantity of food consumed (moderate food insecurity) or having experienced reduced food intake or disrupted eating pattern (severe food insecurity). These kinds of household food insecurity have been associated with a range of poor physical and mental health outcomes, for example, multiple chronic conditions, distress, and depression"--Page 3.
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Household food insecurity, 2017/2018. |
| Series title | Health fact sheets |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "Release date: June 24, 2020." Caption title. Issued also in HTML format. Issued also in French under title: L’insécurité alimentaire des ménages, 2017-2018. Includes bibliographical references (page 6). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020. ©2020 |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 pages) : charts. |
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| Subject terms | Food security -- Canada -- Statistics. |