Self-reported effects of the pandemic on household access to food, healthcare and income
| Weighted percentage (95% CI) | N | |
| Relative ability to meet family’s food needs now compared with before the pandemic (N=1120) | ||
| Easier | 0.83 (0.38 to 1.82) | 8 |
| No change | 20.7 (18.3 to 23.3) | 238 |
| Somewhat harder | 60.9 (57.6 to 64.1) | 698 |
| Much harder | 17.6 (15.4 to 20.0) | 176 |
| Reasons it is harder to meet food needs during the pandemic (N=874) | ||
| Items more expensive | 51.2 (46.4 to 56.0) | 415 |
| Household lost income | 45.3 (40.9 to 49.9) | 465 |
| Less food is available | 36.6 (33.1 to 40.2) | 561 |
| Markets are closed | 36.5 (32.3 to 41.0) | 555 |
| Proportion of household income lost during the pandemic (N=1122) | ||
| No income lost | 14.4 (12.3 to 16.6) | 165 |
| 1%–25% | 17.5 (14.6 to 20.7) | 192 |
| 26%–50% | 54.4 (51.3 to 57.4) | 607 |
| 51%–75% | 9.2 (1.7 to 11.2) | 104 |
| 76%–100% | 4.6 (3.5 to 6.1) | 54 |
| Percent reduction in household expenditures during the pandemic (N=1122) | ||
| No reduction | 36.3 (33.2 to 39.6) | 415 |
| 1%–25% | 23.3 (19.4 to 27.4) | 257 |
| 26%–50% | 35.7 (32.9 to 38.6) | 400 |
| 51%–75% | 3.9 (2.9 to 5.3) | 41 |
| 76%–100% | 0.89 (0.44 to 1.8) | 9 |
| Relative ability to access healthcare now compared with before the pandemic (N=1121) | ||
| Easier | 0.40 (0.15 to 1.09) | 8 |
| No change | 47.0 (44.0 to 50.0) | 544 |
| Somewhat harder | 37.4 (34.6 to 40.2) | 413 |
| Much harder | 4.8 (3.7 to 6.1) | 48 |
| Undecided | 10.0 (7.5 to 13.1) | 108 |