Table 3. Bivariate and Multivariate Correlates of Intention to Use Farmers Markets (n = 162), Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2011.
| Variable | Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Marital status | |||
| All others | 0.65 (0.31–1.37) | 0.66 (0.25–1.70) | 0.39 |
| Single | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Race | |||
| Black | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Nonback | 1.12 (0.57–2.23) | 1.22 (0.50–2.95) | 0.66 |
| US-born | |||
| Yes | 1 [Reference] | ||
| No | 1.17 (0.45–1.64) | 0.91 (0.34–2.42) | 0.86 |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 1.18 (0.54–2.59) | 0.84 (0.33–2.12) | 0.71 |
| High school graduate or higher | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | 2.34 (1.13–4.82) | 2.42 (1.02–5.73) | 0.04 |
| Employed | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Transportation to clinic | |||
| Bus and all others | 2.45 (1.20–4.99) | 1.96 (0.88–4.39) | 0.10 |
| Car | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Maternal health status | |||
| Diabetes | |||
| Diabetes | 2.41 (0.67–8.73) | 2.76 (0.61–12.48) | 0.19 |
| No diabetes | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Cholesterol | |||
| High cholesterol | 1.53 (0.42–5.69) | 1.11 (0.20–6.21) | 0.90 |
| No high cholesterol | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Weight | |||
| Overweight or obese (based on BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight) | 1.17 (0.59–2.32) | 1.36 (0.60–3.06) | 0.46 |
| Not overweight or obese | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Self-described health | |||
| Excellent or very good | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Good, fair, or poor | 0.77 (0.40–1.49) | 0.62 (0.28–1.40) | 0.25 |
| Maternal health behaviors | |||
| Eat vegetables ≥2 times per day in the past week | 2.45 (1.20–5.00) | 2.46 (1.07–5.66) | 0.04 |
| Eat vegetables <2 times per day in the past week | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Family food security | |||
| “Feeding my child healthy food is sometimes too expensive” | |||
| Strongly agree | 2.95 (1.24–7.00) | 3.62 (1.27–10.33) | 0.02 |
| All others | 1 [Reference] | ||
| “We were worried whether our food would run out” | |||
| Often or sometimes true | 1.36 (0.71–2.63) | 1.27 (0.59–2.75) | 0.61 |
| Never true | 1 [Reference] | ||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval. BMI, body mass index.
a
By multiple-variable logistic regression, with “intention to use farmer’s market” as the dependent variable and the following as independent variables: maternal race, marital status, maternal place of birth, maternal education level, maternal employment status, access to transportation, maternal diabetes, maternal high cholesterol, maternal body mass index, maternal perceived health status, maternal vegetable consumption, and food insecurity.