Table 1.
Sociodemographic and descriptive statistics and food insecurity prevalence (row percentages) for the sample of 10th–12th grade students from north-west Arkansas, USA, May 2016
| Overall sample (%) | Marshallese (%) | Food insecure (%) | Food secure (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Marshallese | 13·9 | 100·0 | 58·6 | 41·4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2·9 | – | 34·9 | 65·1 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 26·1 | – | 32·6 | 67·4 |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 52·8 | – | 32·9 | 67·1 |
| Other | 4·4 | – | 43·1 | 56·9 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 53·9 | 50·7 | 32·3 | 67·8 |
| Male | 46·1 | 49·3 | 42·3 | 57·7 |
| Poverty | ||||
| Free/reduced-price lunch | 68·4 | 87·0 | 43·2 | 56·8 |
| No free/reduced-price lunch | 31·6 | 13·0 | 23·0 | 77·0 |
| Mean CES-D score | 19·61 | 17·18 | 17·67 | 22·99 |
| Mean neighbourhood risk score | 4·03 | 4·12 | 3·56 | 4·84 |
| Family composition | ||||
| One parent or other | 30·9 | 30·0 | 46·7 | 53·3 |
| Both parents | 69·1 | 70·0 | 32·4 | 67·6 |
| Peer social capital | 13·09 | 13·10 | 12·81 | 13·25 |
CES-D, twenty-item Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression Scale.