Table 1.
Sociodemographic profile of analytic sample from the 2006 Brazos Valley Health Survey for combined (n=1,803), urban (n=570) and rural (n=1,233) samples including food insecurity, personal characteristics, social capital, and perceived personal disparity
| Variable | % of Total (n) | % of Urban (n) | % of Rural (n) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Insecurity | ||||
| The food that we bought didn’t last and we didn’t have enough money to buy more.c |
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| Never true, %d | 74.60(1,345) | 78.42(447) | 72.83(898) | 0.004a, b |
| Sometimes true, % | 17.80(321) | 16.84(96) | 18.25(225) | 0.004a |
| Often true, % | 7.60(137) | 4.74(27) | 8.92(110) | 0.004a |
| Personal characteristics | ||||
| Age, mean ± SDe | 53.26±15.70 | 49.94±16.33 | 54.80±15.29 | 0.000a |
| 18-39 years, % | 19.97(360) | 26.67(152) | 16.87(208) | 0.000a |
| 40-59 years, % | 43.42(783) | 44.21(252) | 43.07(531) | 0.648 |
| ≥60 years, % | 36.61(660) | 29.12(166) | 40.06(494) | 0.000a |
| % Female | 74.27(1,339) | 73.16(417) | 74.78(922) | 0.465 |
| Education, mean ± SD | 13.09±2.07 | 13.57±2.28 | 12.87±1.93 | 0.000a |
| Minority, % | 19.97 (360) | 22.63 (129) | 18.73 (231) | 0.054 |
| Household Income, mean ± SD | 46,360±26,742 | 52,075±27,232 | 43,676±26,742 | 0.000a |
| Poverty, %f | 16.64 (300) | 14.21 (81) | 17.76 (219) | 0.060 |
| Low income, %g | 15.36 (277) | 11.40 (65) | 17.19 (212) | 0.002a |
| Medium/high income, %h | 68.00(1,226) | 74.39(424) | 65.04(802) | 0.000a |
| Social environment | ||||
| Perceived personal disparity, mean ± SDi | 2.57±0.90 | 2.56±0.81 | 2.58±0.93 | 0.627 |
| Social capital, mean ± SDj | ||||
| If there is a problem in my community, the people who live here work together to get it resolved (reverse coded). |
3.33±0.93 | 3.43±0.86 | 3.29±0.96 | 0.001a |
| People in the community where I live are only out for themselves. |
3.39±0.98 | 3.51±0.93 | 3.33±1.00 | 0.000a |
| I am afraid when I am out alone after dark in my community. | 3.72±1.07 | 3.70±1.08 | 3.73±1.07 | 0.704 |
| In my community, a small group of people have all the power. | 3.09±1.13 | 3.40±0.98 | 2.95±1.17 | 0.000a |
| I feel like an outsider in my community. | 3.71±1.06 | 3.90±0.92 | 3.62±1.10 | 0.000a |
| There is nothing I can do to solve problems in my community when they happen. |
3.53±1.01 | 3.75±0.88 | 3.44±1.05 | 0.000a |
| Social capital index categories, % | ||||
| High social capital | 24.23 (438) | 28.72 (164) | 22.15 (274) | 0.001a |
| Medium social capital | 51.22 (926) | 54.82 (313) | 49.56 (613) | 0.019 |
| Low social capital | 24.56 (444) | 16.46 (94) | 28.29 (350) | 0.000a |
Notes:
significant at p≤0.05.
significant at p<0.01.
significant at p<0.001.
P value results from cross tabulations are Pearson X2 chi-squared.
P-values are from t-test comparisons of urban and rural differences.
Statistically significant after Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons p < 0.006.
Response categories: 1 = Never True, 2 = Sometimes True, 3 = Often True
All percentages are from cross tabulations.
All means ± standard deviations are from two sample tests of group means.
Poverty household income = ≤ 100% Federal Poverty Level.
Low household income = 101 to 199% Federal Poverty Level.
Medium/high household income ≥ 200% Federal Poverty Level.
Compared to other people in my community, I think I am: 1 = Much better off; 2 = A little better; 3 = About the same; 4 = A little worse off; 5 = A lot worse off.
Response categories: 1 = Strongly Agree; 2 = Agree; 3 = Unsure; 4 = Disagree; 5 = Strongly Disagree.