Table 1.
Participants’ (n = 100) sociodemographic characteristics and food shopping behaviors
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (% female) |
|
|
93 |
| Age (years) |
|
50.6 (12.9) |
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
African American |
|
64 |
| |
Caucasian |
|
35 |
| |
Asian |
|
1 |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic) |
|
|
0 |
| Education (% completed) |
|
|
|
| |
Less than high school |
|
4 |
| |
High school/GED |
|
14 |
| |
Some college |
|
36 |
| |
College |
|
23 |
| |
Graduate degree |
|
23 |
| Employment |
|
|
|
| |
Full-time |
|
58 |
| |
Part-time |
|
10 |
| |
Retired |
|
15 |
| |
Homemaker |
|
6 |
| |
Unemployed |
|
5 |
| |
Student |
|
3 |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
| |
Married |
|
48 |
| |
Divorced/separated |
|
29 |
| |
Widowed |
|
6 |
| |
Never married |
|
17 |
| Rurality of residence (% non-metropolitan ZIP codes) |
|
|
35 |
| BMI |
|
33.4 (8.2) |
|
| Number of stores visited on a typical shopping trip |
|
|
|
| |
One |
|
33 |
| |
Two |
|
44 |
| |
Three |
|
16 |
| |
Four or more |
|
7 |
| Location from which one departs for the food store |
|
|
|
| |
Home |
|
92 |
| |
Work |
|
8 |
| Transportation to store |
|
|
|
| |
Public transportation |
|
1 |
| |
Drive self |
|
92 |
| |
Ride with other |
|
5 |
| |
Walk |
|
2 |
| Participate in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
|
|
19 |
| Participate in Women, Infants, and Children program |
|
|
4 |
| Decision maker for food store choice |
|
|
|
| |
Self |
|
93 |
| |
Family member |
|
7 |
| Satisfaction with food store |
|
|
|
| |
Very dissatisfied |
|
2 |
| |
Somewhat dissatisfied |
|
4 |
| |
Somewhat satisfied |
|
31 |
| |
Mostly satisfied |
|
36 |
| Very satisfied | 27 |