Table 2. College students' food and beverage purchasing behaviors by socio-demographic characteristics, Student Health and Wellness Study.

			Campus area purchasing ≥3 times/week		Fast food purchasing ≥3 times/week		Food brought from home ≥3 times/week
		n*	%	p-value	%	p-value	%	p-value
All Students		1059	44.6		22.1		46.1
Enrollment status	Part-time	224	32.7		27.5		34.6
	Full-time	825	47.2	<0.001	20.4	0.003	49.5	0.001
Student type	2-year student	587	43.1		27.9		38.4
	4-year student	472	46.5	0.565	15.1	<0.001	55.6	<0.001
Gender	Male	507	47.5		25.8		40.2
	Female	546	41.7	0.035	18.7	0.003	51.6	0.001
Age	17-20	586	48.5		24.9		43.8
	21 or older	469	39.7	0.007	18.5	0.062	49.2	0.020
Residence	Parent/family home	579	51.9		24.9		45.5
	Rent/share rent	413	36.3		17.7		47.7
	Homeowner	67	32.3	<0.001	25.4	0.024	42.2	0.648
Race/ethnicity	White	415	34.8		12.9		51.3
	Black	213	54.4		40.9		36.8
	Asian	293	51.5		22.3		44.5
	Other	138	44.5	<0.001	21.0	<0.001	47.8	0.053
Difficulty living on household income	Low	837	44.9		21.1		46.7
	High	220	43.3	0.542	25.7	0.046	43.7	0.544
Receives public assistance	No	926	43.6		20.4		46.8
	Yes	99	52.6	0.043	38.5	<0.001	36.2	0.066

^*Sample sizes vary due to missing data.