TABLE 1—

Characteristics of All SNAP-Eligible Older Adults in Treatment and Comparison Groups, Before and After Matching: United States, 2013–2015

	Before Matching		After Matching
Characteristics	Treatment Group (n = 2215), %	Comparison Group (n = 4790), %	Treatment Group (n = 1791), %	Comparison Group (n = 3408), %
Demographic characteristics
Age, y
60–64	27.8**	16.2	27.6	26.9
65–69	25.9**	19.2	25.9	26.1
70–74	18.8	17.6	18.8	19.7
Male	30.5**	35.7	30.5	31.3
White	46.9**	62.1	46.9	46.1
Hispanic	19.9**	13.9	19.9	19.8
US citizen	95.5	95.7	95.5	95.0
Single or living alone	91.9**	82.5	91.9	91.8
Education: bachelor’s degree or higher	8.5	9.6	8.5	9.1
Residing in the South	38.8	39.2	38.8	38.4
Socioeconomic characteristics
Employed	3.3**	8.9	3.3	3.6
Per-capita incomea	9.1**	9.2	9.1	9.1
Fully food secure	53.9**	79.6	53.2**	79.4
Health- and health care–related characteristics
In fair or poor health	49.1**	33.8	49.1	48.6
Have any functional limitation	84.8**	74.3	84.8	84.2
Have any nutrition-related chronic condition	55.6**	47.3	55.7	55.5
Have any health insurance with prescription drug coverage	82.7**	67.1	82.7	82.1
Have any health insurance without prescription drug coverage	13.7**	27.7	13.6	13.9
Have > $0 in out-of-pocket medical costs	69.9**	80.9	70.0	69.6

Note. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Statistics for the reference categories are not provided.

^aNatural log.

*P < .05; **P < .01.