What does household food insecurity look like of PEI?
In 2013 the Proof report "Household Food Insecurity" brought new levels of information and analysis into the public domain and the data for PEI is shocking.
PEI, known as the million acre farm has one of the highest rates of household food insecurity in Canada. The entire reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are available here. The reports show that the percentage of food insecure households on PEI continues to rise and level of food insecurity experienced is becoming more sever.
From the 2011 report we have a good picture of what food insecurity looks like on PEI.
PEI, known as the million acre farm has one of the highest rates of household food insecurity in Canada. The entire reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are available here. The reports show that the percentage of food insecure households on PEI continues to rise and level of food insecurity experienced is becoming more sever.
From the 2011 report we have a good picture of what food insecurity looks like on PEI.
While a similar breakdown is not available for 2012 or 2013 we know that the percentage of food insecure households has increased from 15.4% to 16.7% and the severity of household food insecurity experienced has increased.
The Proof Report and subsequent talks by Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, the main author, to various groups on PEI helped to heighten awareness of food security issues.
- one in four children on PEI resides in a household experiencing food insecurity
- urban and rural levels of food insecurity are almost equal on PEI
- over 70% of food insecure households on PEI are waged or self employed
- women headed single parent families suffer the highest rates on food insecurity on PEI.
The Proof Report and subsequent talks by Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, the main author, to various groups on PEI helped to heighten awareness of food security issues.
