Table 2.
Characteristics of the national sample* by the risk status of food insecurity.
| Variables | Being at risk for food insecurity | Not being at risk for food insecurity | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| 18–29 | 212 (25.87) | 354 (14.14) | |
| 30–44 | 475 (32.52) | 871 (20.37) | |
| 45–59 | 325 (22.64) | 828 (26.02) | |
| 60+ | 293 (18.97) | 1,451 (39.47) | |
| Having financial stress (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 1,050 (82.03) | 1,047 (31.29) | |
| No | 255 (17.97) | 2,457 (68.71) | |
| Working in the past 7 days (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 502 (38.92) | 1,794 (50.04) | |
| No | 803 (61.08) | 1,710 (49.96) | |
| Having received SNAP or Food Stamps (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 353 (25.80) | 228 (5.45) | |
| No | 952 (74.20) | 3,276 (94.55) | |
| Having received food from a food pantry (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 245 (18.99) | 113 (3.01) | |
| No | 1,060 (81.01) | 3,391 (96.99) | |
| Covered by health insurance (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 1,139 (87.39) | 3,341 (95.01) | |
| No | 166 (12.61) | 163 (4.99) | |
| Being a female (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 774 (59.99) | 1,764 (50.68) | |
| No | 531 (40.01) | 1,740 (49.32) | |
| Being a minority (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 665 (46.30) | 968 (30.17) | |
| No | 640 (53.70) | 2,536 (69.83) | |
| Household income (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Less than $10,000 | 156 (13.46) | 100 (2.51) | |
| Between $10,000 and $29,999 | 459 (34.08) | 554 (15.93) | |
| Between $30,000 and $49,999 | 301 (20.89) | 661 (18.97) | |
| Between $50,000 and $99,999 | 301 (24.17) | 1,286 (34.54) | |
| More than $100,000 | 88 (7.40) | 903 (28.05) | |
| Education (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Less than high school | 128 (18.87) | 112 (6.05) | |
| High school | 317 (34.76) | 548 (24.09) | |
| Some college | 606 (30.10) | 1,439 (28.53) | |
| College or above | 254 (16.27) | 1,405 (41.33) | |
| Household size (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| One | 356 (30.92) | 1,160 (36.93) | |
| Two | 258 (17.98) | 1,088 (28.76) | |
| Three | 199 (15.00) | 489 (13.20) | |
| Four | 155 (11.53) | 324 (8.88) | |
| Five | 126 (7.59) | 182 (5.30) | |
| Six or more | 211 (16.98) | 261 (6.93) | |
| Census region (%‡) | 0.48 | ||
| Northeast | 183 (19.25) | 526 (17.51) | |
| Midwest | 300 (19.59) | 912 (21.61) | |
| South | 516 (39.67) | 1,179 (37.98) | |
| West | 306 (21.48) | 887 (22.90) | |
| Are of residence (%‡) | 0.47 | ||
| Urban | 926 (69.00) | 2,548 (70.95) | |
| Suburban | 249 (20.48) | 686 (20.08) | |
| Rural | 130 (10.53) | 270 (8.98) |
*
N = 4,809.
‡
Weighted percentages.