Table 2.
Household characteristics of participants by program completion status and cohort context.
| Completer | LTF1 | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro (N = 24) | Rural (N = 76) | Metro (N = 31) | Rural (N = 39) | Metro (N = 55) | Rural (N = 115) | |
| Monthly income | χ2 = 24.45, p < 0.001*** | |||||
| Less than $1,001 | 4 (17%) | 19 (25%) | 3 (10%) | 12 (31%) | 7 (13%) | 31 (27%) |
| $1,001–$2000 | 5 (21%) | 35 (46%) | 9 (29%) | 20 (51%) | 14 (25%) | 55 (48%) |
| $2001–$3,000 | 4 (17%) | 12 (16%) | 3 (10%) | 5 (13%) | 7 (13%) | 17 (15%) |
| More than $3,000 | 9 (38%) | 3 (4%) | 12 (39%) | 0 (0%) | 21 (38%) | 3 (3%) |
| Do not Know | 2 (8%) | 3 (4%) | 4 (13%) | 1 (3%) | 6 (11%) | 4 (3%) |
| Missing | 0 (0%) | 4 (5.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.6%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (4.3%) |
| Receive food assistance | χ2 = 9.72, p = 0.002 | |||||
| 12 (50%) | 53 (70%) | 14 (45%) | 31 (79%) | 26 (47%) | 84 (73%) | |
| Household size | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.5 (± 0.74) | 2.3 (± 1.5) | 2.2 (± 1.8) | 2.3 (± 1.1) | 1.9 (± 1.5) | 2.3 (± 1.4) |
| Missing | 2 (8.3%) | 4 (5.3%) | 2 (6.5%) | 1 (2.6%) | 4 (7.3%) | 5 (4.3%) |
| Any children | 5 (21%) | 18 (24%) | 7 (23%) | 14 (36%) | 12 (22%) | 32 (28%) |
| Missing | 1 (4.2%) | 2 (2.6%) | 1 (3.2%) | 5 (12.8%) | 2 (3.6%) | 7 (6.1%) |
| Any elderly | 6 (25%) | 26 (34%) | 11 (35%) | 11 (28%) | 17 (31%) | 37 (32%) |
| Missing | 1 (4.2%) | 2 (2.6%) | 3 (9.7%) | 5 (12.8%) | 4 (7.3%) | 7 (6.1%) |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. 1LTF indicates loss to follow-up.