Table 2.
Personal factors and dietary quality among low-income applicants to a CO-CSA program (n = 64) and a comparison sample (n = 105).
| CO-CSA Applicants (n = 64) 1 | Comparison Sample (n = 105) 2 | p | Sub-Groups of CO-CSA Applicants | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-CSA Purchasers (n = 46) | Non-purchasers (n = 18) | p | ||||
| PERSONAL FACTORS | % | % | % | % | ||
| Knowledge | ||||||
| 5+ cups/day of FV recommended | 51.7 | 24.8 | 0.001 | 53.5 | 46.7 | 0.649 |
| ½ of dinner plate should be FV | 91.4 | 42.9 | <0.001 | 90.7 | 93.3 | 1.000 3 |
| Attitudes | median | median | median | median | ||
| Negative cooking attitudes (higher numbers indicate poorer attitudes) | 2.5 | 2.25 | 0.042 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 0.269 |
| Beliefs | ||||||
| General nutritional beliefs | 3.09 | 3.18 | 0.494 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 0.682 |
| Self-efficacy: | ||||||
| for cooking and meal preparation | 4.18 | 3.79 | <0.001 | 4.14 | 4.21 | 0.929 |
| for eating and cooking FV | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.33 | 3.75 | 2.5 | 0.035 |
| Home habits | ||||||
| Availability of FV in the home | 3.33 | 3 | <0.001 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 0.062 |
| Accessibility of FV in the home | 3.5 | 3 | 0.001 | 3.75 | 3.5 | 0.104 |
| CAREGIVER DIET | ||||||
| Total FV, cups/day | 4.09 | 1.97 | <0.001 | 4.09 | 4.11 | 0.485 |
| Total FV (without potatoes & dried beans), cups/day | 3.71 | 1.52 | <0.001 | 3.71 | 3.72 | 0.523 |
| Total FV (without juice), cups/day | 3.97 | 1.61 | <0.001 | 3.97 | 3.95 | 0.548 |
| Ate sweets, times/month | 15.05 | 21.5 | 0.001 | 17.2 | 10.75 | 0.136 |
| Ate salty snacks, times/month | 8.6 | 15.05 | <0.001 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 0.649 |
| Drank SSBs, times/month | 4.3 | 35.48 | <0.001 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 0.219 |
| CHILD DIET | ||||||
| Total FV, cups/day | 3.6 | 2.22 | 0.093 | 4.14 | 1.83 | 0.001 |
| Total FV (without potatoes & dried beans), cups/day | 3.59 | 1.97 | 0.041 | 3.86 | 1.6 | 0.001 |
| Total FV (without juice), cups/day | 3.28 | 1.6 | <0.001 | 3.74 | 1.4 | 0.002 |
| Ate sweets not at school, times/month | 15.05 | 22.58 | 0.002 | 17.2 | 15.05 | 0.621 |
| Ate salty snacks not at school, times/month | 12.9 | 21.5 | <0.001 | 15.05 | 9.68 | 0.229 |
| Drank SSBs not at school, times/month | 0 | 30.1 | <0.001 | 0 | 6.45 | 0.356 |
CO-CSA, cost-offset community supported agriculture; FV, fruits and vegetables; SSBs, sugar-sweetened beverages. Differences between groups were tested using Pearson’s Chi-square analysis for dichotomous measures of knowledge (unless otherwise noted), and with Mann-Whitney U tests for all other measures. 1 CO-CSA applicant sample size varied from 53–64 due to missing data. 2 Comparison sample size varied from 102–105 due to missing data. 3 Differences between groups were tested using Fishers’ exact tests due to small expected cell counts.