TABLE 1—
Support for Policy Proposals to Improve the Nutritional Impact of CalFresh by Sociodemographic and Dietary Characteristics From CalFresh Participants (n = 889): California Dietary Practices Survey, 2013
| Providing Additional Money to CalFresh Participants That Can Only Be Used on Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Healthful Foods |
Removing Sugary Drinks From List of Products Purchased Using CalFresh |
Both Removing Sugary Drinks and Providing Additional Money to CalFresh Participants That Can Only Be Used on Healthful Foods |
Providing CalFresh Participants More Benefits to Guarantee Enough to Eat and Good Nutrition |
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| No. (%) | Pa | No. (%) | Pa | No. (%) | Pa | No. (%) | Pa | |
| Overall | 715 (90.3) | 467 (73.8) | 605 (77.8) | 764 (93.4) | ||||
| Age, y | ||||||||
| 18–34 | 236 (91.4) | .68 | 148 (76.5) | .57 | 198 (78.8) | .75 | 232 (89.9) | < .001 |
| 35–50 | 222 (89.7) | 148 (71.5) | 190 (78.3) | 247 (96.7) | ||||
| 51–64 | 181 (89.3) | 118 (71.2) | 149 (73.8) | 202 (98.4) | ||||
| ≥ 65 | 76 (85.2) | 53 (66.6) | 68 (77.6) | 83 (95.6) | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Men | 213 (88.8) | .39 | 132 (68.4) | .08 | 166 (72.8) | .04 | 225 (91.1) | .15 |
| Women | 502 (91.3) | 335 (77.4) | 439 (81.1) | 539 (95.0) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 210 (85.2) | < .001 | 139 (68.8) | < .001 | 178 (74.3) | .02 | 223 (87.8) | .007 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 140 (87.0) | 65 (53.7) | 109 (66.2) | 159 (91.4) | ||||
| Hispanic | 250 (90.7) | 205 (86.5) | 229 (83.4) | 264 (96.3) | ||||
| Other | 115 (98.4) | 58 (71.2) | 89 (81.7) | 118 (97.4) | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| ≤ high school | 387 (88.7) | .01 | 274 (76.6) | .35 | 338 (78.3) | .82 | 412 (91.3) | .009 |
| Some college | 199 (89.5) | 119 (71.8) | 164 (75.8) | 219 (94.6) | ||||
| College graduate | 128 (96.9) | 73 (67.2) | 102 (79.2) | 132 (99.0) | ||||
| Household income, $ | ||||||||
| < 15 000 | 449 (89.7) | .74 | 283 (72.6) | .84 | 371 (76.6) | .32 | 482 (92.8) | .45 |
| 15 000–< 25 000 | 146 (91.2) | 102 (73.7) | 134 (81.1) | 160 (95.8) | ||||
| ≥ 25 000 | 90 (92.2) | 58 (77.1) | 79 (84.1) | 93 (95.5) | ||||
| Household composition | ||||||||
| No children < 18 y | 282 (93.2) | .06 | 171 (68.8) | .18 | 224 (71.7) | .04 | 307 (95.7) | .28 |
| Children < 18 y | 433 (89.0) | 296 (76.0) | 381 (80.6) | 457 (92.4) | ||||
| Fruit and vegetable intakeb | ||||||||
| < 5 servings/d | 433 (91.5) | .63 | 281 (76.7) | .3 | 361 (77.4) | .63 | 474 (96.6) | .008 |
| ≥ 5 servings/d | 208 (90.3) | 140 (71.1) | 183 (79.5) | 212 (90.3) | ||||
| Sugary beverage intakec | ||||||||
| Never | 180 (93.1) | .17 | 121 (76.8) | .49 | 163 (88.0) | < .001 | 193 (93.8) | .89 |
| ≥ once a month | 534 (89.6) | 345 (73.0) | 441 (75.1) | 570 (93.3) | ||||
Note. Percentages were weighted to represent the 2013 CalFresh population aged ≥ 18 years.
a
P values based on the Rao-Scott χ2 test of association between sociodemographic or dietary categories and support for policy proposals among CalFresh participants.
b
Self-reported servings of fruits and vegetables consumed the previous day.
c
Self-reported frequency of drinking sweetened soda or fruit drinks.