TABLE 1.

Characteristics of participants by study condition¹

	Independent	Assisted
	(n = 148)	(n = 154)	P value2
Age range,3 y			0.85
18–34	49	51
35–54	70	69
55–82	29	34
Race/ethnicity			0.36
Hispanic	72	62
Black, non-Hispanic	44	59
White, non-Hispanic	18	21
Other	14	12
Preferred language			0.26
English	124	136
Spanish	24	18
Household income			0.45
<$10,000	34	45
$10,000-$19,999	44	43
$20,000-$39,999	43	36
≥$40,000	20	26
Education			0.11
Less than High school	41	48
Some college	69	54
College graduate	37	51
Employment			0.43
Employed	74	63
Out of work	33	35
Unable to work	9	15
Other	32	37
BMI, kg/m2			0.27
Under/normal weight (<25)	43	58
Overweight (25.0–29.9)	33	38
Obese (≥30)	63	55
Currently receiving SNAP			0.13
No	115	108
Yes	33	46
Currently participating in WIC			<0.01
No	143	135
Yes	5	19
Frequency of accessing email			0.54
Every day	116	117
Not every day	31	37
Devices used to access the Internet or email (respondents could select multiple options)
Computer	58	57	0.70
Laptop	74	71	0.50
Tablet	52	54	0.99
Phone	127	110	<0.01
Other device	6	7	0.83
No access	1	4	0.19
Locations at which Internet and/or email are accessed (respondents could select multiple options)
Home	138	133	0.05
Work	50	50	0.81
Library	37	36	0.74
Friend's home	45	39	0.32
Coffee shop	44	35	0.17
Other	10	14	0.45
Nowhere	2	3	0.68

¹ n = 302 women with low incomes. For some variables, numbers may not add up to totals owing to missing data for a small number of participants. SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; WIC, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

² P values were estimated using chi-square tests.

³One person in the independent group and 2 in the assisted group were >70 y of age.