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. 2023 Jun 7;2(3):100113. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100113

Table 3.

Food Insecurity and Its Association With Immigration Status Stratified by SNAP Utilization and Income–Poverty Ratio

Variable Stratified by SNAP
Stratified by income
SNAP yes (n=5,433) SNAP no (n=51,488) Income below 100% FPL (n=5,264) Income between 100% and 200% FPL (n=9,389) Income above 200% FPL (n=42,268)
Immigration status (ref: U.S.-born citizens)
 Naturalized citizens 0.78 (0.56, 1.08) 1.21 (0.98, 1.49) 0.95 (0.67, 1.35) 0.78 (0.58, 1.05) 1.61 (1.21, 2.14)⁎⁎
 Noncitizens 1.04 (0.71, 1.53) 1.32 (1.01, 1.73)* 1.36 (0.97, 1.91) 0.90 (0.62, 1.30) 1.88 (1.24, 2.86)⁎⁎
Race (ref: White)
 Black 0.98 (0.80, 1.19) 2.17 (1.86, 2.52)⁎⁎⁎ 1.14 (0.93, 1.40) 1.47 (1.19, 1.80)⁎⁎⁎ 2.40 (1.95, 2.96)⁎⁎⁎
 AIAN 1.35 (0.94, 1.93) 1.90 (1.37, 2.65)⁎⁎⁎ 1.79 (1.19, 2.69)⁎⁎ 1.43 (0.94, 2.17) 1.66 (0.99, 2.79)
 Asian 0.84 (0.49, 1.44) 0.87 (0.63, 1.20) 0.84 (0.53, 1.33) 0.89 (0.57, 1.39) 0.68 (0.39, 1.17)
 Other 1.43 (0.78, 2.62) 1.78 (1.13, 2.78)* 0.88 (0.44, 1.79) 2.07 (1.16, 3.69)* 2.22 (1.26, 3.91)⁎⁎
Hispanic 0.85 (0.64, 1.14) 1.12 (0.91, 1.38) 1.01 (0.75, 1.37) 0.85 (0.64, 1.14) 1.29 (0.97, 1.72)
Education (ref: no diploma)
 GED or high school 0.83 (0.67, 1.02) 0.87 (0.71, 1.07) 0.91 (0.73, 1.14) 0.75 (0.60, 0.94)* 0.93 (0.67, 1.31)
 Some college 0.88 (0.71, 1.09) 0.88 (0.73, 1.08) 0.88 (0.70, 1.10) 0.90 (0.71, 1.14) 0.81 (0.58, 1.15)
 Bachelor 0.64 (0.46, 0.88)⁎⁎ 0.57 (0.45, 0.72)⁎⁎⁎ 0.51 (0.36, 0.73)⁎⁎⁎ 0.71 (0.52, 0.98)* 0.51 (0.35, 0.74)⁎⁎⁎
 Higher graduate 0.48 (0.29, 0.79)⁎⁎ 0.38 (0.28, 0.53)⁎⁎⁎ 0.42 (0.24, 0.74)⁎⁎ 0.62 (0.39, 0.99)* 0.33 (0.21, 0.51)⁎⁎⁎
Married 1.20 (0.99, 1.47) 0.81 (0.70, 0.95)⁎⁎ 1.06 (0.84, 1.33) 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) 0.88 (0.71, 1.10)
Female 1.25 (1.05, 1.47)* 1.29 (1.15, 1.45)⁎⁎⁎ 1.14 (0.96, 1.36) 1.34 (1.14, 1.58)⁎⁎⁎ 1.29 (1.09, 1.52)⁎⁎
Age 0.99 (0.98, 0.99)⁎⁎⁎ 0.98 (0.98, 0.99)⁎⁎⁎ 0.99 (0.87, 1.00)⁎⁎ 0.98 (0.98, 0.99)⁎⁎⁎ 0.98 (0.97, 0.99)⁎⁎⁎
Sexual minority 1.45 (1.02, 2.06)* 1.33 (1.01, 1.74)* 1.45 (0.96, 2.20) 1.08 (0.77, 1.52) 1.66 (1.19, 2.34)⁎⁎
SNAP utilizer 2.20 (1.82, 2.66)⁎⁎⁎ 2.33 (1.96, 2.78)⁎⁎⁎ 4.10 (3.08, 5.44)⁎⁎⁎
Health status (ref: excellent or very good)
 Good 1.13 (0.91, 1.39) 1.98 (1.72, 2.29)⁎⁎⁎ 1.22 (0.97, 1.53) 1.78 (1.45, 2.18)⁎⁎⁎ 2.00 (1.65, 2.41)⁎⁎⁎
 Fair or poor 1.90 (1.55, 2.34)⁎⁎⁎ 3.48 (2.93, 4.14)⁎⁎⁎ 2.18 (1.72, 2.75)⁎⁎⁎ 3.09 (2.48, 3.85)⁎⁎⁎ 3.04 (2.37, 3.91)⁎⁎⁎
Region (ref: West)
 Northeast 0.93 (0.70, 1.23) 1.14 (0.93, 1.41) 1.03 (0.76, 1.40) 0.97 (0.72, 1.29) 1.19 (0.90, 1.58)
 Midwest 1.21 (0.95, 1.55) 1.10 (0.91, 1.32) 1.06 (0.80, 1.40) 1.35 (1.06, 1.71)* 0.98 (0.74, 1.28)
 South 1.10 (0.88, 1.37) 1.12 (0.94, 1.33) 1.14 (0.88, 1.49) 0.98 (0.78, 1.22) 1.22 (0.96, 1.54)
Nonmetropolitan resident 0.75 (0.61, 0.93)⁎⁎ 1.09 (0.92, 1.29) 0.86 (0.70, 1.06) 0.88 (0.73, 1.07) 1.08 (0.82, 1.42)
Disabled 1.66 (1.37, 2.01)⁎⁎⁎ 1.69 (1.41, 2.04)⁎⁎⁎ 1.60 (1.31, 1.95)⁎⁎⁎ 1.49 (1.22, 1.84)⁎⁎⁎ 2.37 (1.77, 3.18)⁎⁎⁎
Having health insurance 0.80 (0.60, 1.06) 0.54 (0.45, 0.64)⁎⁎⁎ 0.78 (0.61, 1.00) 0.62 (0.50, 0.78)⁎⁎⁎ 0.45 (0.35, 0.59)⁎⁎⁎
Employed 0.89 (0.73, 1.09) 1.22 (1.05, 1.41)⁎⁎ 0.89 (0.71, 1.12) 1.22 (1.01, 1.48)* 1.18 (0.95, 1.46)
Income–poverty ratio (ref: >200% FPL)
 <100% FPL 2.58 (1.92, 3.46)⁎⁎⁎ 4.48 (3.72, 5.38)⁎⁎⁎
 100%–200% FPL 1.94 (1.44, 2.60)⁎⁎⁎ 3.45 (3.00, 3.97)⁎⁎⁎
Household size (ref: ≥3)
 1 1.01 (0.75, 1.35) 1.26 (1.03, 1.55)* 0.96 (0.71, 1.31) 0.98 (0.74, 1.28) 1.74 (1.30, 2.32)⁎⁎⁎
 2 1.08 (0.83, 1.41) 0.98 (0.81–, 1.18) 0.93 (0.70, 1.25) 0.91 (0.71, 1.17) 1.12 (0.87, 1.44)
Children aged <18 years (ref: 0)
 1 0.89 (0.67, 1.19) 1.01 (0.82, 1.25) 0.99 (0.72, 1.37) 0.82 (0.62, 1.09)* 1.16 (0.86, 1.57)
 2 0.73 (0.51, 1.03) 0.93 (0.72, 1.87) 0.89 (0.60, 1.32) 0.66 (0.47, 0.93) 1.14 (0.82 1.58)
 ≥3 0.68 (0.47, 0.99)* 1.41 (1.06, 1.87)* 0.80 (0.54, 1.18) 0.86 (0.60, 1.23) 1.65 (1.07, 2.54)*
Year 2020 (ref: 2019) 0.93 (0.78, 1.09) 0.93 (0.82, 1.05) 1.04 (0.87, 1.24) 1.03 (0.88, 1.21) 0.75 (0.63, 0.89)⁎⁎

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.05, ⁎⁎p<0.01, and ⁎⁎⁎p<0.001).

Numbers reported in the table are AORs with their 95% CIs. Sexual minority includes gay/lesbian/something else.

AIAN, American Indian/Alaska Native; FPL, federal poverty level; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.