Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics among SNAP-eligible and EITC-eligible subsamples.
| SNAP-eligiblea | EITC-eligibleb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 489) | Participants (n = 283) | Nonparticipants (n = 206) | Overall (n = 326) | Recipients (n = 275) | Nonrecipients (n = 51) | |
| Characteristic | ||||||
| Age, mean (SD), years | 32.21 (6.75) | 31.81 (6.51) | 32.76 (7.05) | 32.36 (6.70) | 32.86 (6.60) | 29.69 (6.69) |
| Income (10 000’s of USD),c mean (SD) | 2.11 (1.53) | 1.61 (1.25) | 2.78 (1.63) | 2.09 (1.26) | 2.11 (1.22) | 1.98 (1.47) |
| Female, n (%) | 461 (94.3%) | 267 (94.3%) | 194 (94.2%) | 307 (94.2%) | 258 (93.8%) | 49 (96.1%) |
| Latinx or Hispanic, n (%) | 288 (58.9%) | 144 (50.9%) | 144 (69.9%) | 180 (55.2%) | 140 (50.9%) | 40 (78.4%) |
| Bachelor's degree or greater, n (%) | 94 (19.2%) | 48 (17.0%) | 46 (22.3%) | 69 (21.2%) | 58 (21.1%) | 11 (21.6%) |
| Legally married, n (%) | 151 (30.9%) | 65 (23.0%) | 86 (41.7%) | 93 (28.5%) | 75 (27.3%) | 18 (35.3%) |
| Reduction in income during COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) | 327 (66.9%) | 194 (68.6%) | 133 (64.6%) | 219 (67.2%) | 179 (65.1%) | 40 (78.4%) |
| Number of children in household, n (%) | ||||||
| 1-2 | 305 (62.4%) | 166 (58.7%) | 139 (67.5%) | 195 (59.8%) | 163 (59.3%) | 32 (62.7%) |
| 3+ | 184 (37.6%) | 117 (41.3%) | 67 (32.5%) | 131 (40.2%) | 112 (40.7%) | 19 (37.3%) |
| Safety-net program participation, n (%) | ||||||
| Participating in SNAP | 191 (58.6%) | 162 (58.9%) | 29 (56.9%) | |||
| Participating in WIC | 381 (77.9%) | 210 (74.2%) | 171 (83.0%) | 255 (78.2%) | 208 (75.6%) | 47 (92.2%) |
| Received EITC in 2019 | 268 (54.8%) | 162 (57.2%) | 106 (51.5%) | |||
| Any food insecure, n (%) | 230 (47.0%) | 134 (47.3%) | 96 (46.6%) | 145 (44.5%) | 118 (42.9%) | 27 (52.9%) |
Abbreviations: EITC, Earned Income Tax Credit; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
aSNAP-eligible at time of interview. Eligibility was estimated using collected data on participant's income and household composition.
bEITC-eligible for tax year 2019. Eligibility determined using participant’s filed tax returns from tax year 2019.
cAdjusted gross income from 2019 tax returns when available. Household income was self-reported otherwise.