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. 2023 Jun 29;11:1142577. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142577

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants.

SNAP participants (n = 415) Non-participants (n = 589) P
n % n %
Age 0.0003
18–29 55 13.3 105 17.8
30–39 143 34.5 170 28.9
40–49 107 25.8 120 20.4
50–59 66 15.9 82 13.9
60 and older 44 10.6 112 19
Gender <0.0001
Male 123 29.6 284 48.2
Female 284 68.4 299 50.8
Transgender, non-binary, or other 8 1.9 6 1
Race/ethnicity 0.31
Non-hispanic white 293 70.6 429 72.8
Non-hispanic Black 49 11.8 52 8.8
Non-hispanic Asian 39 9.4 53 9.0
Hispanic 17 4.1 36 6.1
Native American, Pacific Islander, MENA, Other 17 4.1 19 3.2
Education <0.0001
High school diploma/equivalent or fewer years 86 20.7 85 14.4
Some college or Associate’s degree 208 50.1 219 37.2
Bachelor’s degree or higher 121 29.2 285 48.4
Household income <0.0001
<$25,000 241 58.1 121 20.5
$25,000 to <$45,000 121 29.2 190 32.3
$45,000 to <$65,000 53 12.8 278 47.2
Marital status 0.07
Married or living with partner 161 38.8 231 39.2
Not married or partnered 251 60.5 358 60.8
Employment status <0.0001
Employed full-time 111 28.5 312 54.3
Employed part-time 124 31.8 119 20.7
Retired or not employed 155 39.7 144 25.0
Presence of children (<18 y) in the home <0.0001
No 242 58.3 463 78.6
Yes 173 41.7 126 21.4

MENA, Middle Eastern or North African.