Table 2. Characteristics of 2011–2012 California Health Interview Survey Participants by Age Group and SNAP–Ed-Eligible Census Tracts With and Without SNAP–Ed Interventions, Federal Fiscal Year 2011a .
| Characteristic | Census Tracts That Had Interventions (n = 744) |
Census Tracts That Had No Interventions (n = 529) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults Aged ≥18 y | Teenagers Aged 12–17 y | Children Aged 2–11 y | Adults Aged ≥18 y | Teenagers Aged 12–17 y | Children Aged 2–11 y | |
| Age, no. (mean, y) | 2,738 (49.4) | 305 (14.4) | 808 (5.5) | 1,507 (49.3) | 160 (14.4) | 409 (5.7) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1,043 (38.1) | 148 (48.5) | 451 (55.8) | 560 (37.2) | 82 (51.2) | 222 (54.3) |
| Female | 1,695 (61.9) | 157 (51.5) | 357 (44.2) | 947 (62.8) | 78 (48.8) | 187 (45.7) |
| Educationb | ||||||
| <High school | 1,123 (41.0) | 182 (59.7) | 410 (50.7) | 591 (39.2) | 87 (54.4) | 200 (48.9) |
| ≥High school | 1,615 (59.0) | 123 (40.3) | 398 (49.3) | 916 (60.8) | 73 (45.6) | 209 (51.1 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 1,609 (58.8) | 260 (85.2) | 666 (82.4) | 919 (61.0) | 145 (90.6) | 351 (85.8) |
| White | 558 (20.4) | 21 (6.9) | 62 (7.7) | 262 (17.4) | 2 (1.2) | 17 (4.2) |
| Asian | 244 (8.9) | 12 (3.9) | 33 (4.1) | 192 (12.7) | 4 (2.5) | 18 (4.4) |
| African American | 206 (7.5) | 6 (2.0) | 22 (2.7) | 98 (6.5) | 7 (4.4) | 13 (3.2) |
| Other race | 121 (4.4) | 6 (2.0) | 25 (3.1) | 36 (2.4) | 2 (1.2) | 10 (2.4) |
| Federal poverty levelb | ||||||
| 0%–99% | 1,561 (57.0) | 184 (60.3) | 476 (58.9) | 835 (55.4) | 99 (61.9) | 250 (61.1) |
| 100%–185% | 1,177 (43.0) | 121 (39.7) | 332 (41.1) | 835 (44.6) | 61 (38.1) | 159 (38.9) |
Abbreviation: SNAP–Ed, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education.
a
All values are number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Assigned for teenagers based on consent of parent or legal guardian; assigned for children based on adult identified as most knowledgeable about the child’s health.