TABLE 1—
Food Security Status by Sociodemographic Characteristics of Project F-EAT Parents (n = 2095): Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, 2009–2010
| Characteristics | Food-Secure Parents (n = 1279), % (No.) | Food-Insecure Parents (n = 816), % (No.) | P |
| Gender | .025 | ||
| Female | 60.4 (1169) | 39.6 (768) | |
| Male | 69.4 (109) | 30.6 (48) | |
| Race/ethnicity | < .001 | ||
| White | 70.9 (436) | 29.1 (179) | |
| Black or African American | 61.8 (360) | 38.2 (223) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63.3 (224) | 36.7 (130) | |
| Asian American | 47.4 (185) | 52.6 (205) | |
| Native American | 50.0 (28) | 50.0 (28) | |
| Mixed or other | 42.6 (26) | 57.4 (35) | |
| Marital status | < .001 | ||
| Married | 66.3 (844) | 33.7 (430) | |
| Single | 53.2 (430) | 46.8 (378) | |
| Education | < .001 | ||
| Did not finish high school | 52.5 (324) | 47.5 (293) | |
| Finished high school | 62.1 (273) | 37.9 (167) | |
| Some college | 56.3 (316) | 43.7 (245) | |
| Finished college | 74.3 (248) | 25.7 (86) | |
| Advanced degree | 89.3 (109) | 10.7 (13) | |
| Highest household education | < .001 | ||
| Did not finish high school | 51.0 (235) | 49.0 (226) | |
| Finished high school | 58.1 (266) | 41.9 (192) | |
| Some college | 54.9 (328) | 45.1 (269) | |
| Finished college | 72.4 (267) | 27.6 (102) | |
| Advanced degree | 90.3 (177) | 9.7 (19) | |
| Employment status | < .001 | ||
| Working full time | 69.0 (668) | 31.0 (300) | |
| Working part time | 64.9 (226) | 35.1 (122) | |
| Stay at home caregiver | 50.2 (142) | 49.8 (141) | |
| Currently unemployed but actively seeking work | 45.1 (96) | 54.9 (117) | |
| Not working for pay | 52.8 (131) | 47.2 (117) | |
| Household income, $ | < .001 | ||
| < 20 000 | 44.6 (335) | 55.4 (417) | |
| 20 000–34 999 | 56.1 (257) | 43.9 (201) | |
| 35 000–49 999 | 65.3 (203) | 34.7 (108) | |
| 50 000–74 999 | 80.4 (189) | 19.6 (46) | |
| ≥ 75 000 | 93.8 (242) | 6.2 (16) |