Table 1.

Characteristics of caregivers in the Midlands Family Study (2012–2013), by food security status (n 511)

	Total (n 511; 100·0 %)		Food secure (n 147; 28·8 %)		Food insecure without child hunger (n 190; 37·2 %)		Child hunger (n 174; 34·1 %)
Variable	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender
Female	473	92·6	136	92·5	178	93·7	159	91·4
Male	38	7·4	11	7·5	12	6·3	15	8·6
Race/ethnicity
African American	401	78·5	101	68·7	147	77·4	153	87·9
Other	110	21·5	46	31·3	43	22·6	21	12·1
Urbanicity
Urban	298	58·3	85	57·8	94	49·5	119	68·4
Non-urban	213	41·7	62	42·2	96	50·5	55	31·6
Number of children in household
1	183	35·8	50	34·0	73	38·4	60	34·5
2	183	35·8	54	36·7	71	37·4	58	33·3
≥ 3	145	28·4	43	29·3	46	24·2	56	32·2
Number of adults in household
1	222	43·4	54	36·7	89	46·8	79	45·4
2	211	41·3	72	49·0	67	35·3	72	41·4
≥ 3	78	15·3	21	14·3	34	17·9	23	13·2
Referred to study
Yes	124	24·3	34	23·1	44	23·2	46	26·4
No	387	75·7	113	76·9	146	76·8	128	73·6
Monthly income ($US)*
Mean	–		2157		1178		762
sd	–		2236		1324		8711
Minimum	–		0		0		0
Maximum	–		8167		8167		4750

^*The income variable (wages and assistance) was winsorized at the 95 % percentile·