Table 2.
Food access and food security status in households with and without persons with disabilities.
| Households with PWD | Households without PWD | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Participation in Food Assistance Programs during the Last 12 Months | <0.001 | ||
| No | 333 (86.7) | 2158 (93.6) | |
| Yes | 51 (13.3) | 148 (6.4) | |
| Experiences of Food Insufficiency during the Last 12 Months | 0.001 | ||
| Food-Sufficient | 344 (89.6) | 2168 (94.0) | |
| Food-Insufficient | 40 (10.4) | 138 (6.0) | |
| Percentage of Households Reporting Insecurity for Every Indicator of HFI during the Last 12 Months | |||
| The Food that We Bought just did not Last and We did not Have Money to Get More | 42 (10.9) | 182 (7.9) | 0.04 |
| Worried whether Food would Run Out before We Got Money to Buy More | 100 (26.0) | 371 (16.1) | <0.001 |
| Could not Afford to Eat Balanced Meals | 97 (25.3) | 401 (17.4) | <0.001 |
| Cut Size of Meals or Skipped Meals | 12 (3.1) | 54 (2.3) | 0.36 |
| Ate Less than Felt should | 34 (8.9) | 133 (5.8) | 0.02 |
| Hungry but did not Eat Because could not Afford Food | 14 (3.7) | 50 (2.2) | 0.08 |
| Lost Weight Because Not Enough Money for Food | 15 (3.9) | 35 (1.5) | 0.001 |
| Did not Eat for Whole Day because Not Enough Money for Food | 1 (0.3) | 12 (0.5) | 0.50 |
| Household’s Food Security Status | 0.004 | ||
| Food-Secure | 330 (85.9) | 2105 (91.3) | |
| Mildly Food-Insecure | 44 (11.5) | 162 (7.0) | |
| Moderately or Severely Food-Insecure | 10 (2.6) | 39 (1.7) |
Abbreviations: PWD, persons with disabilities; HFI, household food insecurity.