Table 2.
Description of focus group participants (n = 148)
| Number | Percent | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 107 | 85% |
| Male | 41 | 15% |
| Ethnicity/Race | ||
| Black or African American | 25 | 16.89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 63.51% |
| White | 24 | 16.22% |
| Other | 5 | 3.38% |
| Language spoken at home | ||
| Spanish | 80 | 54.05% |
| English | 65 | 43.92% |
| Other | 2 | 1.35% |
| I don’t know | 1 | 0.68% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 72 | 48.65% |
| Separated or divorced | 30 | 20.27% |
| Single, never married | 34 | 22.97% |
| Widowed | 12 | 8.11% |
| Highest Level of Education | ||
| Less than 12 years | 44 | 29.73% |
| High school graduate/GED | 47 | 31.76% |
| Some college | 23 | 15.54% |
| College graduate | 27 | 18.24% |
| Missing | 7 | 6.08% |
| Total Household Income/Month | ||
| $0 – 999 USD | 55 | 37.16% |
| $1000 – 1999 | 51 | 34.46% |
| $2000 – 2999 | 14 | 9.46% |
| $3000 – 3999 | 3 | 2.03% |
| $4000 + | 13 | 8.78% |
| Missing | 12 | 9.46% |
| Receive WIC vouchers | ||
| No | 117 | 79.05% |
| Yes | 31 | 20.95% |
| Receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits (SNAP) | ||
| No | 99 | 66.89% |
| Yes | 43 | 29.05% |
| Missing | 6 | 5.41% |
| Run out of food before end of month because can’t afford to buy more | ||
| Almost always | 55 | 37.16% |
| Sometimes | 45 | 30.41% |
| Not very often | 48 | 32.43% |