Table 3.
Comparing demographic characteristics of two household food environment classes.
| Demographic Mean or % Estimate (SD/n) 1 | Overall | Household Food Environment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Class 2 | |||
| Class name | N/A | “Higher food access” | “Lower food access” | |
| Sample size (%) | 300 | 125 (41.7) | 175 (58.3) | |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 46.8 (13.9) | 44.6 (13.1) * | 48.3 (14.2) * | |
| % Female (n) | 74.0 (222) | 73.6 (92) | 74.3 (130) | |
| Mean household size (SD) | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.7 (1.8) * | 3.2 (1.7) * | |
| Mean number of children in the household (SD) | 1.2 (1.4) | 1.6 (1.6) * | 1.0 (1.2) * | |
| Employment status | ||||
| % Unemployed, retired, or disabled (n) | 22.0 (66) | 18.4 (23) | 24.6 (43) | |
| % Student (n) | 3.3 (10) | 5.6 (7) | 1.7 (3) | |
| % Part time employee, seasonal or temporary (n) | 12.3 (37) | 14.4 (18) | 10.9 (19) | |
| % Full time employment (n) | 62.3 (187) | 61.6 (77) | 62.9 (110) | |
| Highest attained education | ||||
| % Less than high school (n) | 11.0 (33) | 8.0 (10) | 13.1 (23) | |
| % High school diploma/General education development degree (n) | 33.7 (101) | 32.8 (41) | 34.3 (60) | |
| % Some post-secondary (n) | 48.0 (144) | 55.2 (69) | 42.9 (75) | |
| % Completed bachelor’s or graduate degree (n) | 7.3 (22) | 4.0 (5) | 9.7 (17) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| % Single/separated/widowed/divorced (n) | 67.9 (203) | 65.3 (81) | 69.7 (122) | |
| % Married/common law/lives with partner (n) | 32.1 (96) | 34.7 (43) | 30.3 (53) | |
| Mean BMI in kg/m2 (SD) | 31.2 (6.2) | 31.6 (6.6) | 31.0 (5.9) | |
1 %—percent; SD/n—standard deviation of the mean or numerator of percentage; SD—standard deviation; BMI—body mass index. * statistically significant at the α = 0.05 level.