Table 1.
Demographic breakdown of participants.
| Gender | Interviews N | Survey 1 N | Total N | Focus Group 1 N | Survey 2 N | Focus Group 2 N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 22 | 42 | 64 | 6 | 105 | 9 |
| Male | 12 | 43 | 55 | 4 | 100 | 6 |
| Age Group | ||||||
| 18-24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| 25-44 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 6 | 114 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| 55-64 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Asian | 9 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Black | 10 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 7 |
| White | 7 | 30 | 37 | 2 | 54 | 3 |
| Latino | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 59 | 2 |
| All Others | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nativity | ||||||
| U.S. Born | 11 | 58 | 69 | 4 | 106 | 5 |
| Immigrant | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 71 | 7 |
| 1st generation | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
| Educational Attainment | Data not collected | |||||
| Less than high school | 2 | - | ||||
| High school graduate | 50 | - | ||||
| Bachelors | 93 | - | ||||
| Graduate or higher | 60 | - | ||||
| Socioeconomic status | Data not collected | |||||
| I am unemployed, as a result, I or my family has trouble making eds meet | 23 | - | ||||
| I am employed but also qualify for or receive one or more government funded benefits such as WIC, SNAP and Medicaid | 52 | - | ||||
| I do not qualify for or receive any benefits but I or my family has difficulties making ends meet | 28 | - | ||||
| I or my family can get by with little to no problem making ends meet without added assistance; | 50 | - | ||||
| I or my family make enough with some to spare and have no problem making ends meet | 52 | - | ||||
| All participants | 34 | 85 | 119 | 10 | 205 | 15 |