Table 1.
Participant characteristics among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and differences between those who reported never v. ever shopping for produce at farmers’ markets in the past 12 months, eastern North Carolina, USA, April–July 2013
| Characteristic | N | Mean | sd | Mean for those who never shop at farmers’ markets | Mean for those who ever shop at farmers’ markets | P value for difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 198 | 37·5 | 13·3 | 36·7 | 38·6 | 0·33 |
| BMI (kg/m2), uncorrected | 191 | 32·0 | 8·1 | 31·6 | 32·2 | 0·84 |
| BMI (kg/m2), corrected | 190 | 32·9 | 8·2 | 32·6 | 33·1 | 0·82 |
| FV consumption (servings/d) | 205 | 4·0 | 2·3 | 3·6 | 4·7 | <0·01 |
| SSB consumption | ||||||
| kJ/d | 98 | 1958·5 | 2050·2 | 2232·2 | 1666·5 | 0·08 |
| kcal/d | 98 | 468·1 | 490·0 | 533·5 | 398·3 | 0·08 |
| Fast-food consumption (times/d) | 93 | 0·39 | 1·08 | 0·47 | 0·32 | 0·77 |
| Farmers’ market awareness score (range 0–32) | 205 | 5·2 | 6·8 | 2·9 | 8·1 | <0·01 |
| Distance to closest farmers’ market | ||||||
| km | 190 | 4·5 | 4·3 | 4·2 | 5·1 | 0·02 |
| miles | 190 | 2·8 | 2·7 | 2·6 | 3·2 | 0·02 |
| Distance to most frequented farmers’ market | ||||||
| km | 71 | 15·0 | 10·5 | – | – | – |
| miles | 71 | 9·3 | 6·5 | – | – | – |
| Average distance to visited farmers’ markets | ||||||
| km | 60 | 14·3 | 7·1 | – | – | – |
| miles | 60 | 8·9 | 4·4 | – | – | – |
| Self-reported distance to most frequented farmers’ market | ||||||
| km | 81 | 19·8 | 27·5 | – | – | – |
| miles | 81 | 12·3 | 17·1 | – | – | – |
| N | Frequency | Percentage | Percentage for those who never shop at farmers’ markets | Percentage for those who ever shop at farmers’ markets | P value for difference | |
| Race | 197 | |||||
| Black | 150 | 76·1 | 79·3 | 70·7 | 0·18 | |
| Non-black | 47 | 23·9 | 20·7 | 29·3 | ||
| Sex | 197 | |||||
| Male | 32 | 16·2 | 15·5 | 18·1 | 0·70 | |
| Female | 165 | 83·8 | 84·5 | 81·9 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High-school graduate or less | 198 | 111 | 56·1 | 57·7 | 54·2 | 0·66 |
| Some college or more | 87 | 43·9 | 42·3 | 45·8 | ||
| Fast-food consumption | 93 | |||||
| None | 9 | 9·7 | 10·9 | 8·9 | 1·00 | |
| Any | 84 | 90·3 | 89·1 | 91·1 | ||
| Farmers’ market shopping in the past 12 months | 199 | |||||
| None | 114 | 57·3 | – | – | – | |
| Any | 85 | 42·7 | – | – | ||
| Farmers’ market shopping in the past 12 months | 199 | |||||
| Two or more times per week | 8 | 4·0 | – | – | – | |
| One time per week | 5 | 2·5 | – | – | ||
| Two to three times per month | 13 | 6·5 | – | – | ||
| Once a month | 19 | 9·6 | – | – | ||
| A few times per year | 40 | 20·1 | – | – | ||
| Never | 114 | 57·3 | – | – |
FV, fruit and vegetable; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.