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.