Table 2.
Bayesian Logistic Regression Results for Child Care Centers Located in Low-Income Areas (n=17,867)
| Variable | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Number of CACFP sponsors in state (ref: None) | |
| CACFP sponsors, 1–2 | 0.85 (0.65–1.11) |
| CACFP sponsors, ≥3 | 1.38 (1.08–1.78) |
| State agency administratively responsible for CACFP (ref: Department of Education) | |
| Department/office of social services | 0.88 (0.54–1.42) |
| Department/office of public health | 0.97 (0.74–1.28) |
| Department/office of early care and education | 1.39 (0.80–2.40) |
| Department/office of agriculture | 1.19 (0.86–1.66) |
| Licensing and CACFP in 1 state agency (ref: no) | 0.76 (0.52–1.12) |
| User-friendliness of CACFP state agency website (ref: low range score) | |
| CACFP agency website, middle range score | 1.21 (0.95–1.55) |
| CACFP agency website, high range score | 0.99 (0.74–1.32) |
| State participation in other nutrition assistance programs | |
| State-level SNAP participation rate | 1.12 (1.01–1.24) |
| State-level WIC participation rate | 1.00 (0.91–1.11) |
| Party affiliation (ref: Republican) | 0.85 (0.65–1.13) |
| USDA regionsa (ref: Midwest) | |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1.06 (0.71–1.59) |
| Mountain Plains | 0.89 (0.58–1.36) |
| Northeast | 1.39 (0.88–2.27) |
| Southeast | 0.80 (0.57–1.13) |
| Southwest | 0.74 (0.52–1.07) |
| West | 0.69 (0.47–1.01) |
| Census-tract characteristics | |
| Median household income, log scale | 0.99 (0.95–1.02) |
| Non-Hispanic White, % | 0.84 (0.80–0.89) |
| High school graduates or higher, % | 0.82 (0.78–0.86) |
| Children ages 0–5 years, % | 1.03 (1.00–1.07) |
| Intercept | 1.53 (1.08–2.15) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance, where the 95% Bayesian CI does not include 1. Reference (ref) categories are specified for each binary and categorical variable.
USDA regions26: Midwest: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; Mid-Atlantic: District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Mountain Plains: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming; Northeast: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont; Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina; Southwest: Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah; and West: Alaska, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
CACFP, Child and Adult Care Food Program; CI, credible interval; SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; USDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture; WIC, Women, Infants, and Children.