Variable	Self-rated poor health			Obesity
	Full sample	Female	Male	Full sample	Female	Male
Food insecurity	3·728***	4·320***	3·236***	1·442***	1·603***	1·301
se	0·499	0·763	0·633	0·154	0·220	0·226
Years in the USA (Ref.: 0–4)
5–9 years	1·223	0·879	1·855	1·083	1·019	1·175
se	0·297	0·257	0·820	0·181	0·240	0·292
10–14 years	2·357***	1·746*	3·308***	1·403**	1·161	1·712**
se	0·593	0·542	1·334	0·225	0·265	0·408
15 years or more	3·169***	2·191***	5·018***	1·736***	1·514*	2·075***
se	0·707	0·644	1·817	0·279	0·358	0·478
Number of observations	5844	2868	2681	5844	2868	2681

Data source is the pooled National Health Interview Survey 2011–2015. Dependent variables are self-rated health and obesity, respectively. Coefficients are OR, with se given in the following row. All estimates account for complex survey design. Each regression also adjusts for age, age-squared, marital status, education level, size of family, number of children in the household, elderly person indicator, employment status, log household income, and year and region fixed effects. Reference categories (Ref.) are: in the USA for 0–4 years, White non-Hispanic, single/never married, more than a high-school education, 2011 and Northwest. Analysis sample includes households at or below 300 % of the federal poverty line and excludes individuals born in Mexico.

^*Significant at the 10 % level.

^**Significant at the 5 % level.

^***Significant at the 1 % level.