Table 1.
Household and Contextual Characteristics in the Nielsen Homescan Panel During Pre-revision, Early-revision, and Late-revision Periods
| Pre-revision (N=1,818) | Early-revision (N=1,540) | Late-revision (N=1,275) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIC (N=852) |
Non-WIC (N=966) |
WIC (N=716) |
Non-WIC (N=824) |
WIC (N=587) |
Non-WIC (N=688) |
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| Characteristics | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE |
| Total | 50.02 | 1.58 | 49.98 | 1.58 | 51.02 | 1.74 | 48.98 | 1.74 | 52.04 | 1.76 | 47.96 | 1.76 |
| Race, % | p=0.31 | p=0.9 | p=0.008 | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 19.58 | 2.01 | 19.02 | 1.92 | 16.8 | 2.03 | 16.17 | 1.98 | 24.46 | 2.39 | 14.83 | 1.99 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 67.28 | 2.22 | 64.56 | 2.2 | 65.14 | 2.44 | 65.02 | 2.41 | 57.1 | 2.57 | 65.92 | 2.42 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 10.54 | 1.4 | 11.69 | 1.46 | 13.11 | 1.71 | 12.67 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 13.65 | 1.75 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 2.6 | 0.64 | 4.73 | 0.91 | 4.95 | 1.09 | 6.14 | 1.11 | 6.53 | 1.23 | 5.6 | 1.07 |
| Education, % | p=0.0005 | p=0.84 | p=0.74 | |||||||||
| <High school | 4.2 | 0.91 | 1.14 | 0.4 | 4.15 | 1 | 3.09 | 0.89 | 4.16 | 1.06 | 4.11 | 1.05 |
| Graduated high school | 33.55 | 2.15 | 29.65 | 2.08 | 28.8 | 2.28 | 31.53 | 2.28 | 24.46 | 2.67 | 20.79 | 2.09 |
| Some college | 38.68 | 2.21 | 37.89 | 2.16 | 39.29 | 2.44 | 38.73 | 2.41 | 41 | 2.52 | 44.86 | 2.44 |
| Graduated college | 21.45 | 1.78 | 26.34 | 1.92 | 28.89 | 2.04 | 22.46 | 1.97 | 24.22 | 2.02 | 23.96 | 1.92 |
| Post college grad | 2.12 | 0.57 | 4.97 | 0.88 | 3.86 | 0.84 | 4.19 | 0.93 | 6.15 | 1.1 | 6.28 | 1.02 |
| Household composition | ||||||||||||
| # children <1 year | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # children 1– 4 years | 1.26 | 0.02 | 1.2 | 0.02 | 1.3 | 0.03 | 1.25 | 0.02 | 1.2 | 0.02 | 1.17 | 0.02 |
| # females 5– 11 years | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| # males 5–11 years | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.03 | 0.42 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| # females 12–18 years | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| # males 12– 18 years | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| # females 19–50 years | 1.06 | 0.02 | 1.16 | 0.02 | 1.1 | 0.02 | 1.15 | 0.02 | 1.08 | 0.02 | 1.04 | 0.02 |
| # males 19– 50 years | 0.83 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.03 | 0.88 | 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.03 |
| # females >50 years | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.02 |
| # males >50 years | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.02 |
| County unemployment rate | 7.56 | 0.14 | 7.43 | 0.14 | 10.16 | 0.14 | 10.44 | 0.16 | 7.4 | 0.12 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
Source: Authors’ own calculation based in part on data reported by Nielsen through its Homescan Services for all food categories, including beverages and alcohol for the 2008–2014 periods, for the U.S. market (The Nielsen Company, 2015).
Notes: p-values are for testing whether there is statistical significance between WIC and non-WIC households within each period.
WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.