Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the full analytic sample: low-income families with children (n 5394), California Health Interview Survey, 2011–12
| Mean | sd (for continuous variables) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome measures | |||
| Any food insecurity | 0·431 | 0–1 | |
| Very low food security | 0·151 | 0–1 | |
| Accessibility of summer meals sites | |||
| Travel time to nearest site (n 5141) | 4·46 | 5·47 | 1–30 |
| Accessibility score | 19·31 | 32·83 | 0–1243·75 |
| Control variables | |||
| Parent’s age in years | 39·62 | 13·57 | 18–96 |
| No. of children (aged 0–11 years) in the household | 1·35 | 1·15 | 0–7 |
| No. of teens (aged 12–17 years) in the household | 0·78 | 0·84 | 0–7 |
| No. of adults in the household | 2·56 | 1·15 | 1–9 |
| Parent’s race/ethnicity | |||
| White, not Hispanic | 0·21 | 0–1 | |
| Black, not Hispanic | 0·05 | 0–1 | |
| Hispanic, any race | 0·62 | 0–1 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0·09 | 0–1 | |
| Other | 0·03 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s gender (male) | 0·34 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s marital status | |||
| Married | 0·50 | 0–1 | |
| Living with partner | 0·11 | 0–1 | |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 0·18 | 0–1 | |
| Never married | 0·21 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s citizenship status | |||
| US-born citizen | 0·44 | 0–1 | |
| Naturalized citizen | 0·18 | 0–1 | |
| Non-citizen | 0·38 | 0–1 | |
| Percentage of parent’s of life spent in the USA | 68·54 | 31·72 | 1–100 |
| Urbanicity of parent’s residence | |||
| Urban | 0·38 | 0–1 | |
| Second city | 0·33 | 0–1 | |
| Suburban | 0·12 | 0–1 | |
| Town and rural | 0·17 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s education | |||
| Less than high school | 0·34 | 0–1 | |
| High-school graduate | 0·32 | 0–1 | |
| Some college | 0·23 | 0–1 | |
| College graduate | 0·11 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s work status | |||
| Not working | 0·46 | 0–1 | |
| Working part time (0–20 h/week) | 0·10 | 0–1 | |
| Working full time (≥21 h/week) | 0·44 | 0–1 | |
| Household income ($US) | 23 465·96 | 13 323·26 | 0–90 000 |
| Adult or teen receiving TANF | 0·11 | 0–1 | |
| Parent’s serious psychiatric distress | 0·11 | 0–1 | |
| Adult or teen receiving SNAP | 0·27 | 0–1 | |
| Adult or teen receiving WIC | 0·16 | 0–1 | |
| Standardized measure of neighbourhood deprivation | 0·55 | 1·00 | −1·61 to 4·77 |
TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children.