Table 3. HFHF characteristics by survey sample .
Measure | Baseline | Mid-Season | Exit |
Total participants in 2013, N | 425 | 186 | 146 |
Mean age of respondent (range) | 34.5 (17-68) | 35.5 (19-64) | 35.6 (20-64) |
Female respondents, N (%) | 401 (94.8) | 176 (94.6) | 140 (95.9) |
Mean age of child (SD) | 5.7 (3.2) | 5.7 (3.2) | 5.7 (3.2) |
Mean number of children (SD) | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.0) | 2.1 (1.0) |
Mean number of adults in household (SD) | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.1) |
Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |||
Asian | 37 (8.9) | 30 (16.1) | 23 (15.8) |
Black | 33 (7.9) | 13 (6.9) | 11 (7.5) |
Cape Verdean | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) |
Hispanic | 193 (46.2) | 86 (46.2) | 65 (44.5) |
Multi-Ethnic | 20 (4.8) | 4 (2.7) | 3 (2.1) |
White | 126 (30.1) | 47 (25.3) | 39 (26.7) |
Other/unknown | 13 (3.1) | 3 (1.6) | 4 (2.7) |
Preferred language, N (%) | |||
English | 233 (55.2) | 83 (44.9) | 68 (46.6) |
Spanish | 159 (37.7) | 76 (41.1) | 57 (39.0) |
Other | 30 (7.1) | 26 (4.0) | 21 (14.4) |
Health insurance type, N (%) | |||
Neighborhood/RiteCare | 332 (79.1) | 149 (80.5) | 116 (79.5) |
Private | 42 (10.0) | 17 (9.2) | 14 (9.6) |
Medicare | 25 (5.9) | 11 (6.0) | 9 (6.2) |
Uninsured/unknown | 26 (6.0) | 8 (4.3) | 7 (4.8) |
Receipt of federal food assistance,a N (%) | |||
WIC | 307 (72.2) | 138 (74.2) | 110 (75.3) |
SNAP | 317 (74.6) | 136 (73.1) | 108 (73.9) |
Abbreviations: HFHF, Healthy Foods, Healthy Families; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, Women, Infants and Children Nutritional Assistance Program.
aAll participants were enrolled in WIC, SNAP, or both.