Table 2.

Estimated frequency of consumption ^* of selected food-group items according to quartiles of poverty to income ratio (PIR). Results are expressed as means ± standard error.

	PIR < 100%	PIR 100-200%	PIR 201-300%	PIR > 300%	P
N	3259	3964	2692	4346
Dairy products**	46 ± 1.7	47 ± 1.2	50 ± 1.1	49 ± 0.8	0.04
Meat†	25 ± 0.9	25 ± 0.8	25 ± 0.8	21 ± 0.4	<0.001
Seafood‡	5 ± 0.2	5 ± 0.2	6 ± 0.3	7 ± 0.2	<0.001
Poultry (chicken/turkey)	9 ± 0.3	9 ± 0.3	9 ± 0.3	9 ± 0.2	0.2
Eggs	9 ± 0.4	7 ± 0.3	7 ± 0.2	5 ± 0.1	<0.001
Fruit§	25 ± 0.9	26 ± 0.7	27 ± 0.8	29 ± 0.8	0.001
Vegetables‖	68 ± 1.6	71 ± 1.6	71 ± 1.8	77 ± 1.1	<0.001
Cereals¶	57 ± 1.4	55 ± 1.1	52 ± 0.9	48 ± 0.6	<0.001
Beans, peanuts	13 ± 0.4	12 ± 0.4	11 ± 0.4	10 ± 0.2	<0.001
Beverages
Coffee (regular)	29 ± 2.2	33 ± 1.7	36 ± 1.9	40 ± 1.4	<0.001
Diet cola	7 ± 0.7	8 ± 0.7	13 ± 1.0	15 ± 0.6	<0.001
Regular cola	18 ± 1.2	18 ± 1	16 ± 0.9	12 ± 0.7	<0.001
Alcohol	7 ± 0.6	6 ± 0.5	8 ± 0.7	11 ± 0.6	<0.001

^*Cumulative times per month.

^**Dairy products included milk, yogurt, ice cream, and cheese.

^†Meat products included bacon, sausage, processed meats (e.g., hot dogs, salami, bologna), liver, beef, pork and ham.

^‡Seafood included shrimp, clams, oysters, crab, lobster and fish.

^§Fruits included citrus fruits (e.g., oranges, grapefruits, tangerines), melons, peaches, mangos, apples, bananas and nectarines.

^‖Vegetables included carrots, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach/greens, tossed salad, cabbage, and peppers.

^¶Cereals included bran cereals, cold/hot cereals, white/dark breads, rolls, muffins, and tortillas.