Table 1.
Sample characteristics of participants recruited from food pantries in Atlanta, GA, Buffalo, NY and San Diego, CA, USA, January–March 2017 (n 246)
| Demographics | Socio-economic characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (%) | Housing situation (%) | ||
| Female | 68·3 | Homeless or non-stable housing† | 35·4 |
| Male | 31·7 | Renter | 42·1 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | Homeowner | 22·5 | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 35·8 | Marital status (%) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 34·2 | Married or living with partner | 32·7 |
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 15·0 | Single or not living with partner | 67·3 |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 9·8 | Educational attainment (%) | |
| Other/multi-racial/ethnic | 5·3 | Less than high school | 22·0 |
| Age (%) | High school or equivalent | 30·1 | |
| 21–35 years | 14·2 | Some college | 18·7 |
| 36–45 years | 11·7 | 2-year or 4-year degree, or higher | 29·3 |
| 46–55 years | 21·3 | Employment (%) | |
| 56–65 years | 30·4 | Unemployed | 36·7 |
| ≥66 years | 22·5 | Not employed due to circumstances‡ | 45·7 |
| People in household (%) | Temporary or part-time | 9·8 | |
| 1 | 40·8 | Full-time | 7·8 |
| 2–4 | 33·1 | Annual household income (%) | |
| ≥5 | 26·1 | $US 0–5000 | 33·3 |
| Children in household (%) | $US 5001–25 000 | 54·9 | |
| 0 | 68·3 | ≥$US 25 001 | 11·8 |
| 1 | 8·9 | SNAP§ participant (%) | 51·6 |
| ≥2 | 22·8 | WIC║ participant (%) | 6·9 |
†
Homeless, no regular housing/shelter, hotel/motel, group home/transitional housing, friend’s or family’s place, or subsidized housing.
‡
Retired, disabled, a full-time homemaker/stay-at-home parent, or a full-time student.
§
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program.
║
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.