Table 3.
Characteristics of the regional 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 | 492 (28.26) | 972 (13.76) | |
| 30–44 | 735 (31.51) | 2,119 (22.98) | |
| 45–59 | 676 (22.10) | 2,562 (24.08) | |
| 60+ | 581 (18.12) | 5,349 (39.18) | |
| Having financial stress (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 2,115 (88.78) | 2,832 (34.75) | |
| No | 369 (11.22) | 8,170 (65.25) | |
| Working in the past 7 days (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 943 (33.48) | 5,749 (51.99) | |
| No | 1,541 (66.52) | 5,253 (48.01) | |
| Having received SNAP or Food Stamps (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 676 (31.12) | 367 (5.92) | |
| No | 1,808 (68.88) | 10,635 (94.08) | |
| Having received food from a food pantry (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 441 (20.76) | 203 (2.81) | |
| No | 2,043 (79.24) | 10,799 (97.19) | |
| Covered by health insurance (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 2,145 (79.53) | 10,689 (94.28) | |
| No | 339 (20.47) | 313 (5.72) | |
| Being a female (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 1,784 (64.23) | 6,105 (47.43) | |
| No | 700 (35.77) | 4,897 (52.57) | |
| Being a minority (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Yes | 1,070 (57.83) | 1,877 (32.11) | |
| No | 1,414 (42.17) | 9,125 (67.89) | |
| Household income (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Less than $10,000 | 434 (21.57) | 230 (3.21) | |
| Between $10,000 and $29,999 | 903 (40.60) | 1,211 (14.30) | |
| Between $30,000 and $49,999 | 539 (19.00) | 1,660 (16.86) | |
| Between $50,000 and $99,999 | 483 (15.52) | 3,944 (34.04) | |
| More than $100,000 | 125 (3.31) | 3,957 (31.58) | |
| Education (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| Less than high school | 233 (19.15) | 124 (3.65) | |
| High school | 548 (38.36) | 859 (22.70) | |
| Some college | 1,016 (32.27) | 2,816 (31.28) | |
| College or above | 687 (10.22) | 7,203 (42.38) | |
| Household size (%‡) | 0.00 | ||
| One | 761 (23.80) | 3,422 (29.96) | |
| Two | 650 (22.76) | 4,550 (37.79) | |
| Three | 425 (19.96) | 1,437 (14.22) | |
| Four | 293 (12.26) | 1,047 (11.34) | |
| Five | 205 (11.83) | 379 (4.28) | |
| Six or more | 150 (9.40) | 167 (2.41) | |
| Census region (%‡) | 0.01 | ||
| Northeast | 291 (16.14) | 1,243 (14.12) | |
| Midwest | 626 (15.97) | 3,263 (19.93) | |
| South | 943 (39.56) | 3,267 (35.73) | |
| West | 624 (28.33) | 3,229 (30.22) | |
| Are of residence (%‡) | 0.07 | ||
| Urban | 1,931 (79.52) | 8,885 (82.84) | |
| Suburban | 393 (15.47) | 1,608 (12.89) | |
| Rural | 160 (5.01) | 509 (4.27) |
*
N = 13,486.
‡
Weighted percentages.