Table 2 Food security overall and by subgroups (weighted %, 95% CI)

In the last 12 months, have you experienced any of the following?

Not enough food for balanced meals⁴

44.0 (39.9 to 48.3)

42.2 (36.4 to 48.0)

45.9 (39.8 to 52.0)

43.6 (38.1 to 49.2)

44.7 (38.5 to 51.0)

41.0 (35.2 to 46.7)

48.6 (42.7 to 54.5)

38.4 (32.2 to 44.5)

48.9 (43.2 to 54.6)

Run out of basic food (staple foods)

16.8 (13.9 to 20.2)

17.0 (12.5 to 21.5)

16.6 (12.1 to 21.2)

17.1 (12.9 to 21.3)

16.3 (11.5 to 21.0)

14.9 (10.6 to 19.2)

19.6 (14.9 to 24.4)

18.6 (13.8 to 23.5)

15.2 (11.0 to 19.4)

Smaller or skip meals due to lack of money

19.3 (16.2 to 22.9)

17.7 (13.2 to 22.2)

21.0 (16.1 to 25.9)

21.0 (16.4 to 25.5)

16.4 (11.9 to 21.0)

17.7 (13.1 to 22.2)

21.8 (17.0 to 26.5)

17.3 (12.5 to 22.1)

21.1 (16.5 to 25.7)

Limited variety of food due to lack of money

19.0 (15.9 to 22.5)

19.1 (14.5 to 23.8)

18.9 (14.3 to 23.5)

20.6 (16.1 to 25.1)

16.2 (11.7 to 20.7)

17.0 (12.5 to 21.4)

22.0 (17.3 to 26.8)

18.9 (14.0 to 23.8)

19.1 (14.7 to 23.5)

Rely on others to provide food/money for food¹

12.9 (10.4 to 15.9)

16.1 (11.6 to 20.5)

9.7 (6.4 to 12.9)

12.6 (9.0 to 16.1)

13.5 (9.1 to 17.8)

12.1 (8.5 to 15.8)

14.0 (9.8 to 18.2)

15.3 (10.8 to 19.9)

10.8 (7.5 to 14.1)

Feel stressed because of not enough food/money for food

19.5 (16.4 to 23.0)

20.0 (15.2 to 24.8)

19.0 (14.4 to 23.5)

21.8 (17.3 to 26.4)

15.4 (10.9 to 19.9)

18.2 (13.7 to 22.7)

21.4 (16.7 to 26.1)

22.6 (17.4 to 27.8)

16.8 (12.6 to 21.0)

Use of special food vouchers when not have enough money

10.2 (7.9 to 13.0)

12.2 (8.4 to 16.0)

8.1 (4.9 to 11.3)

8.3 (5.2 to 11.3)

13.5 (9.1 to 17.8)

8.9 (5.6 to 12.2)

12.1 (8.3 to 15.9)

9.2 (5.5 to 13.0)

11.0 (7.6 to 14.4)

Feel stressed because can’t provide food and demands for social/cultural/religious occasions

19.2 (16.2 to 22.6)

21.7 (16.8 to 26.7)

16.6 (12.5 to 20.7)

19.5 (15.3 to 23.7)

18.6 (13.7 to 23.5)

17.3 (13.1 to 21.6)

22.0 (17.1 to 26.9)

22.4 (17.2 to 27.6)

16.4 (12.4 to 20.4)

Stressed because can’t afford balanced meals for my children

16.3 (13.5 to 19.7)

17.3 (12.8 to 21.8)

15.4 (11.2 to 19.6)

17.0 (12.9 to 21.2)

15.1 (10.7 to 19.5)

15.7 (11.5 to 20.0)

17.2 (12.9 to 21.6)

17.8 (13.0 to 22.5)

15.1 (11.1 to 19.2)

Experienced any of the above

75.3 (71.4 to 78.8)

73.0 (67.7 to 78.3)

77.5 (72.3 to 82.7)

73.9 (69.0 to 78.9)

77.6 (72.3 to 82.9)

73.0 (67.7 to 78.2)

78.7 (73.9 to 83.5)

75.0 (69.5 to 80.6)

75.5 (70.5 to 80.5)

To what extent did the Covid-19 pandemic impact on your food security? Greatly/somewhat (became more/slightly food insecure due to Covid-19)^3,4

66.9 (62.9 to 70.7)

70.4 (65.1 to 75.7)

63.4 (57.6 to 69.2)

66.7 (61.4 to 72.0)

67.3 (61.6 to 72.9)

62.7 (57.2 to 68.3)

73.2 (67.9 to 78.4)

55.2 (48.9 to 61.5)

77.0 (72.1 to 81.9)

Did you change what/how you ate or how you accessed food during the Covid-19 pandemic?

Stocked up on food, more than you normally would have⁴

33.8 (30.0 to 37.9)

30.6 (25.2 to 36.0)

37.1 (31.3 to 42.9)

34.9 (29.7 to 40.2)

31.9 (26.0 to 37.7)

34.1 (28.6 to 39.6)

33.4 (27.9 to 38.9)

28.1 (22.4 to 33.8)

38.7 (33.2 to 44.2)

Made a home garden

67.8 (63.7 to 71.6)

69.7 (64.3 to 75.2)

65.9 (60.1 to 71.6)

67.1 (61.8 to 72.3)

69.1 (63.3 to 74.9)

69.7 (64.3 to 75.2)

64.9 (59.3 to 70.5)

69.8 (64.0 to 75.7)

66.0 (60.6 to 71.5)

Grew more fruits and vegetables to eat^3,4

59.8 (55.6 to 63.8)

58.8 (53.1 to 64.5)

60.8 (54.9 to 66.8)

59.0 (53.5 to 64.5)

61.2 (55.1 to 67.3)

64.3 (58.6 to 70.0)

53.1 (47.2 to 58.9)

66.2 (60.1 to 72.2)

54.3 (48.6 to 59.9)

Changed what you ate – tried to eat more “health” foods

14.7 (12.0 to 18.0)

14.4 (10.1 to 18.6)

15.1 (10.9 to 19.3)

14.9 (11.0 to 18.8)

14.4 (9.9 to 19.0)

14.5 (10.5 to 18.6)

15.0 (10.7 to 19.3)

16.1 (11.4 to 20.8)

13.5 (9.7 to 17.4)

Ate less than you normally would have for health-related reasons

4.4 (3.0 to 6.3)

4.4 (2.0 to 6.7)

4.4 (2.1 to 6.6)

4.7 (2.5 to 6.9)

3.8 (1.4 to 6.1)

3.1 (1.1 to 5.0)

6.3 (3.5 to 9.2)

4.9 (2.3 to 7.6)

3.9 (1.9 to 5.9)

Ate less than you normally would have due to Covid-related food shortages³

9.9 (7.7 to 12.7)

9.7 (6.2 to 13.2)

10.1 (6.5 to 13.7)

10.4 (7.1 to 13.7)

9.0 (5.2 to 12.8)

6.9 (3.9 to 10.0)

14.4 (10.1 to 18.6)

9.7 (6.0 to 13.4)

10.1 (6.7 to 13.5)

Ate more than you normally would have

4.6 (3.1 to 6.8)

4.6 (2.1 to 7.2)

4.6 (2.0 to 7.1)

5.1 (2.6 to 7.6)

3.7 (1.4 to 6.0)

3.9 (1.6 to 6.3)

5.6 (2.9 to 8.4)

6.1 (3.0 to 9.1)

3.3 (1.3 to 5.4)