Proportion of households that suffered from food insecurity

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Percentage households that experienced food insecurity in bristol
Year Value Series GeoCode
2018-19 7.2765677643 % households which have experienced moderate to severe food insecurity
2019-20 5.0271543838 % households which have experienced moderate to severe food insecurity
2020-21 4.1745809975 % households which have experienced moderate to severe food insecurity
2018-19 3.4793812891 % households which have experienced severe food insecurity
2019-20 1.7145899586 % households which have experienced severe food insecurity
2020-21 1.7437958381 % households which have experienced severe food insecurity

Source: Bristol city council

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Bristol statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Bristol statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Bristol-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of households that suffered from food insecurity
Indicator description

Percentage of households reporting that they suffered from moderate to severe or severe food insecurity
Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

The number of respondents who select/tick “yes” to at least 4 (4 is moderate to severe, those who select 7 or more are also recognised as severe) of the FIES questions(Q18151 to Q18157 inclusive) divided by the number of respondents who select/tick “yes” or “no” to the eight FIES questions
Calculations

No calculations were performed in the data acquisition of this indicator as appropriate data was readily available in the final format specified by this indicator.
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
Target name

By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Link to UN metadata
Organisation

Bristol city council
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2018
Geographical coverage

Bristol
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Release date Jun 28, 2021
Next release

TBA
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

https://opendata.bristol.gov.uk/pages/contact/
Other information

Data acquired from the Quality of life survey