Table 1.
Characteristics of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) and other races in the Current Population Survey–Food Security Supplement.
| White % (SE) |
Black % (SE) |
AI/AN % (SE) |
Asian % (SE) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than high school graduate | 12 (0.2) | 15 (0.5) | 26 (2.2) | 8 (0.5) |
| High school graduate or higher | 88 (0.2) | 85 (0.5) | 74 (2.2) | 92 (0.5) |
| Female | 50 (0.2) | 55 (0.7) | 50 (2.4) | 51 (1.0) |
| Hispanic | 18 (0.2) | 4 (0.3) | 31 (2.4) | 2 (0.4) |
| Married | 58 (0.2) | 37 (0.7) | 44 (2.4) | 64 (1.0) |
| Income | ||||
| Above 185% of poverty level | 73 (1.2) | 58 (0.7) | 45 (2.4) | 75 (0.9) |
| Below 185% of poverty level | 27 (0.2) | 42 (0.7) | 55 (2.4) | 25 (0.8) |
| Reported receiving food stamps | 8 (0.1) | 19 (0.5) | 22 (1.9) | 3 (0.3) |
| Metropolitan residence | 84 (0.2) | 89 (0.4) | 63 (2.3) | 97 (0.3) |
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |
| Age | 41 (0.1) | 39 (0.2) | 39 (0.6) | 40 (0.3) |
| Total sample (N = 137 372) | 115 156 | 13 772 | 1513 | 6931 |