Table 2.
Characteristics of study respondents (primary household shoppers in two Pittsburgh food deserts); baseline data from the Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Eating, Shopping and Health (PHRESH) study, May–December 2011
| Characteristic | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 18–34 | 238 | 17·4 |
| 35–44 | 161 | 11·7 | |
| 45–54 | 289 | 21·1 | |
| 55–64 | 295 | 21·5 | |
| 65–74 | 204 | 14·9 | |
| ≥75 | 185 | 13·5 | |
| Sex | Male | 356 | 26·0 |
| Female | 1016 | 74·1 | |
| Race/ethnicity | Black | 1234 | 90·5 |
| Mixed – Black | 49 | 3·6 | |
| Other | 80 | 5·9 | |
| Per capita annual household income ($US) | <5000 | 221 | 16·1 |
| 5000–9999 | 488 | 35·6 | |
| 10 000–19 999 | 403 | 29·4 | |
| ≥20 000 | 260 | 19·0 | |
| Marital status | Married/living with partner | 254 | 18·6 |
| Never married | 574 | 42·0 | |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 539 | 39·4 | |
| Educational attainment | <High-school diploma | 202 | 14·7 |
| High-school diploma | 499 | 36·4 | |
| Some college/technical school | 461 | 33·6 | |
| College degree | 210 | 15·3 | |
| Number of children in the household | 0 | 1001 | 73·0 |
| 1 | 189 | 13·8 | |
| 2 | 100 | 7·3 | |
| ≥3 | 82 | 6·0 | |
| BMI† (kg/m2) | <18·5 | 33 | 2·4 |
| 18·5–24·9 | 285 | 21·0 | |
| 25·0–29·9 | 408 | 30·0 | |
| 30·0–34·9 | 303 | 22·3 | |
| 35·0–39·9 | 167 | 12·3 | |
| ≥40·0 | 163 | 12·0 | |
| Healthy Eating Index-2005‡ score | 0–30 | 53 | 3·9 |
| 31–40 | 300 | 21·9 | |
| 41–50 | 466 | 34·0 | |
| 51–60 | 364 | 26·6 | |
| 61–70 | 144 | 10·5 | |
| 71–90 | 42 | 3·1 |
†
BMI: mean=30·9 (sd 7·5) kg/m2.
‡
HEI-2005 score: mean=48·9 (sd 10·9).