TABLE 1—
Characteristics of 12-Month Versus 30-Day Survey Participants: South Side Chicago, IL, 2016
| Characteristic | 12-Month Survey Participants (n = 154), No. (%) | 30-Day Survey Participants (n = 118), No. (%) |
| Age range, y | ||
| 18–34 | 56 (38) | 56 (53) |
| 35–64 | 83 (57) | 42 (40) |
| ≥ 65 | 7 (5) | 8 (8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 102 (77) | 83 (76) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 10 (8) | 12 (11) |
| Hispanic | 9 (7) | 6 (6) |
| Other or unknown | 12 (9) | 8 (7) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 36 (23) | 32 (29) |
| Single | 83 (54) | 67 (60) |
| Divorced or separated | 24 (16) | 10 (9) |
| Widowed | 11 (7) | 2 (2) |
| Education | ||
| Elementary or some high school | 13 (8) | 11 (9) |
| High school or GED | 41 (27) | 24 (20) |
| Some college or technical school | 65 (42) | 50 (42) |
| College graduate | 35 (23) | 33 (28) |
| Living with children aged < 18 y | ||
| Yes | 76 (51) | 66 (61) |
| No | 74 (49) | 43 (39) |
| Openness to information about food assistance when leaving hospital | ||
| Very open | . . . | 32 (28) |
| Somewhat open | . . . | 32 (28) |
| Not very open | . . . | 18 (16) |
| Not at all open | . . . | 33 (29) |
Note. GED = general equivalency diploma. Because of some missingness, not all categories of data add up to total number of participants.