Table 1.
Demographics of participants (n = 320)
| Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean) | 46·7 | |
| Female | 90·0 | |
| Race and ethnicity | Black or African American | 44·7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36·6 | |
| White or Other | 18·8 | |
| Education | Less than high school graduate | 35·9 |
| High school graduate or GED | 35·3 | |
| More than high school/other | 28·8 | |
| Marital status | Married | 29·4 |
| Single | 39·1 | |
| Divorced/other | 31·6 | |
| Food security status | Food insecure | 38·4 |
| Food secure | 61·6 | |
| Household income as % of federal poverty level* | 0–49% | 50·9 |
| 50–74% | 20·3 | |
| 75–99% | 17·2 | |
| 100% or higher | 11·6 | |
| Household size | 1 | 14·1 |
| 2–3 | 25·9 | |
| 4–6 | 43·1 | |
| 7+ | 16·9 | |
| Households with 1 + child ≤ 18 years | 72·8 | |
| Households with 1 + senior ≥ 60 years | 32·5 |
*
Monthly household income is expressed as a fraction of 2019 federal poverty guidelines according to household size. The federal ‘poverty guidelines are updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2)(13)’. Those who are below 100% are considered to live below the federal poverty limit.