TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Primary and Nonprimary Wage Earners: Work, Family, and Health Network Study, Massachusetts, 2006–2007
| Characteristic | Primary Wage Earner (n = 229), No. (%) | Nonprimary Wage Earner (n = 187), No. (%) |
| Food insufficiency and financial strain | ||
| Both food insufficiency and financial strain | 44 (19.21) | 8 (4.28) |
| Food insufficiency only | 9 (3.93) | 6 (3.21) |
| Financial strain only | 48 (20.96) | 31 (16.58) |
| Neither food insufficiency nor financial strain | 128 (55.9) | 142 (75.94) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 36 (15.72) | 35 (18.72) |
| Female | 193 (84.28) | 152 (81.28) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/divorced | 110 (48.03) | 72 (38.5) |
| Married/living with partner | 119 (51.97) | 115 (61.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 91 (39.74) | 94 (50.27) |
| Black | 86 (37.55) | 57 (30.48) |
| Hispanic | 21 (9.17) | 10 (5.35) |
| Other | 31 (13.54) | 26 (13.9) |
| Education | ||
| < high school | 37 (16.16) | 15 (8.02) |
| High school or GED | 67 (29.26) | 59 (31.55) |
| Some college or 2-y degree | 90 (39.3) | 78 (41.71) |
| ≥ college graduate | 35 (15.28) | 35 (18.72) |
| Adjusted household income, $ | ||
| Low (< 21 000) | 98 (42.97) | 42 (22.46) |
| Middle (21 000–37 500) | 81 (35.37) | 66 (35.29) |
| High (> 37 500) | 50 (21.83) | 79 (42.25) |
| Immigration status | ||
| US-born | 99 (43.23) | 96 (51.34) |
| Foreign-born | 130 (56.77) | 91 (48.66) |
| Child aged < 19 y in household | ||
| Yes | 117 (51.09) | 100 (53.48) |
| No | 112 (48.91) | 87 (46.52) |
Note. GED = general equivalency diploma.