Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of evaluators recruited using Facebook.a
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Full sample, n | PA residents, n | Low income,b n | ||||
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WI (n=59) |
FA (n=77) |
WI (n=27) |
FA (n=73) |
WI (n=37) |
FA (n=55) |
| Body mass index (BMI) c | |||||||
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Below 18.5 (underweight) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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18.5-24.9 (normal) | 20 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 24 | 33 |
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25-29.9 (overweight) | 39 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
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30 and above (obese) | 34 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Eating competence d | |||||||
| Not eating competent | 60 | 73 | 61 | 66 | 83 | 69 | |
| Assistance program use e | |||||||
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | 22 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 40 |
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Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 38 | 29 |
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Cash assistance benefits | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
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Temporary assistance for needy families | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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Medical assistance benefits | 24 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 38 | 33 |
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Medicaid | 14 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 16 |
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Medicare part D-prescription drug coverage | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
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Low income home energy assistance program | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 24 |
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Expanded food and nutrition education program | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Food bank or food pantry | 15 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 16 |
| Education | |||||||
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Less than high school | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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High school graduate or equivalent | 18 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
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Some college or 2-year degree | 28 | 51 | 37 | 49 | 31 | 49 |
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4-year college degree | 30 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
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Postgraduate college | 23 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
| Number of children per household | |||||||
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1 child | 36 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 32 | 46 |
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2 children | 44 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 35 |
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3 or more children | 18 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 14 |
aTable entry is %, numbers may not add to100 because of rounding.
bLow income defined as sometimes, often, or always worry about money for food and/or government assistance program use.
cSelf-reported height and weight were missing so BMI was not calculated for 5% of WI and 4% of FA participants.
cEC is defined as ecSI/LI score ≥32.
eMore than one choice could be selected.