Table 1.
Study Participant Demographic Characteristics, N = 61
| Characteristics | Total sample |
|---|---|
| Female (%) | 82.0 |
| Education (%) | |
| Less than high school | 4.9 |
| High school/GED/trade school | 11.5 |
| Some college | 27.9 |
| College graduate | 29.5 |
| More than college | 24.6 |
| No response | 1.6 |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Married/living with a partner | 55.2 |
| Never married | 22.4 |
| Divorced/separated | 22.4 |
| Income (%) | |
| <$10 000 | 14.8 |
| $10 000–$29 999 | 22.3 |
| $30 000–$49 000 | 32.8 |
| $50 000+ | 28.2 |
| No response | 3.3 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |
| Black/African American | 47.5 |
| White/European American | 39.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.2 |
| No response | 4.9 |
| Receives government assistancea (%) | 61.1 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 42.4 ± 10.5 |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 29.7 ± 7.8 |
| Number of adults in household (mean ± SD) | 1.9 ± 0.69 |
| Number of children in household (mean ± SD) | 1.22 ± 1.0 |
| Fruit and vegetable servings/day | |
| Baseline (mean ± SD) | 4.9 ± 2.6 |
| Follow-up (mean ± SD) | 4.6 ± 2.1 |
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Government assistance includes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; free or reduced price school meals; Head Start; food pantry; Medicaid; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; or Social Security disability benefits.