Homeowner versus non-homeowner differences in household food insecurity in Canada

摘要: The risk of food insecurity, lack access to adequate because financial constraints, is low for homeowners relative renters in Canada; yet it unclear if this due the characteristics who owns versus rents, or a direct protective effect homeownership over renting. We examined question by looking at correlates insecurity among households status. used population-based sample, 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey, which both housing tenure and were measured. A decomposition approach allowed us examine difference prevalence between non-homeowner homeowner that was not accounted household-level such as income contextual factors. As expected, household much lower (3.3 %) than (17.9 %). Household 71 % overall odds being insecure, leaving 29 gap attributable impact homeownership. Closing could include introduction institutional policies mirror protection from home equity governmental policy supports afforded