Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants/Gardens

Characteristics	Responses
Interviewee Characteristics
Mean age of Interviewee† (n=36) (range)	44.0 (21–78)
Mean Number of Years Living in U.S. (range)	20 (4–44)
Family, Household& Resident Characteristics
Total Number of Families Representing 163 individuals	38
Household Characteristics
Median Number (range)	4.0 (2–8)
Average # Children Among Homes with Children (< 18 years old) (n=24**)	2.3 (1–4)
% of Single Parent Homes with children under age 18 (n=27)	18.5
% of Two Parent Homes with children under age 18 (n=27)	81.5
% of Households with Adults Only (>= 18 years old) (includes single person homes)	33.3
Distance Residence is from Community Organization (n=8 communities)
Community A (Same Location as Community Organization) - 0 miles	21.1%
Community B - 1.8 miles	18.4%
Community C - 3.8 miles	2.6%
Community D - 5.8 miles	34.2%
Community E - 11.0 miles	2.6%
Community F - 13.6 miles	10.5%
Community G - 16.6 miles	2.6%
Community H - 18.0 miles	7.9%
Garden Characteristic
Mean Garden Space (ft2) (n=24) (range)	132 (20–900)

^*n=38 unless otherwise noted

^†Interviewee is designated family member

^**Some families with children had missing ages (n=3), and were not included. Also, some families did not have children (n=5), and some families had older children (> 18 years old - n=6).