Table A1.

Summary of health measures, internal consistency reliability of health constructs, and correlation with food insecurity.

Variable	Description	Correlation with Food Insecurity (P)
	Preventive Health Behaviors, Cronbach's α = 0.65
Sleep	Percent that do not receive sufficient sleep	0.5777*
Mammography	Percentage of female Medicare enrollees having at least 1 mammogram in 2 yrs (age 67–69)	−0.2485*
Smoking	Percentage of adults that reported currently smoking	0.55170*
Physical Activity	Percentage of adults that report no leisure-time physical activity	0.3888*
	Food-related Population Health, Cronbach's α = 0.61
Obesity	Percentage of adults that report BMI > 30	0.4287*
Diabetes	Percent Diabetic	0.6497*
	Overall Physical Health, Cronbach's α = 0.82
Physically Unhealthy Days	Average number of reported physically unhealthy days per month	0.6828*
Self-rated Health	Percent with fair/poor health	0.6748*
Frequent Physical Distress	Percent frequent physical distress	0.7045*
	Overall Mental Health, Cronbach's α=.69
Mentally Unhealthy Days	Average number of reported mentally unhealthy days per month	0.6257*
Frequent Mental Distress	Percent frequent mental distress	0.7013*

^*p < 0.05.