Table 1.

Characteristics of the Nielsen Homescan household sample in 2005 and 2012

	2005		2012
Household Characteristics	n	Weighted Percent of Sample	n	Weighted Percent of Sample
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	40,102	74	47,259	71
Non-Hispanic Black	4,390	11	5,548	11
Non-Hispanic Other Races	1,906	4	2,894	6
All Hispanics	2,968	10	3,095	12
Household Income as % Poverty Level
0% – 185%	10,536	26	12,709	30
186% – 300%	12,022	20	14,706	24
>300%	26,808	54	31,381	46
Male Head of Household Education
< High school	2,422	6	2,072	5
= High school	9,615	25	10,442	23
< High school	24,077	40	31,036	42
No male head of household	13,252	29	15,246	30
Female Head of Household Education
< High school	1,638	4	1,272	3
= High school	12,746	31	12,753	27
< High school	30,068	46	39,132	49
No female head of household	4,914	18	5,639	20
Household Composition
Singleton (male)	3,837	12	4,168	12
Singleton (female)	9,199	14	10,299	13
Multiple adults no children	23,588	37	30,801	40
Adult(s) with children- (only 2–11 year olds)	4,759	17	5,268	16
Adult(s) with children- (only 12–18 year olds)	5,200	13	5,531	12
Adult(s) with children- (2–18 year olds)a	2,783	8	2,729	7

Values are the number of households and percent of the sample after sampling weights were applied to create a nationally representative sample of households in the United States.

^aExcludes households with only 2–11 year olds and households with only 12–18 year olds.