Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for analytical variables (n = 74,413)
| Variables | Frequency | % missing | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variables: | ||||
| Household food insecurity level | 1.70 | 0.535 | 0.722 | |
| Causes of household food insecurity | ||||
| Couldn’t afford to buy more food | 11,565 | 0.00 | ||
| Afraid or did not want to go out to buy food | 7998 | |||
| Couldn’t get out to buy food due to transportation, mobility, or health issues | 3049 | |||
| The stores did not have the food they wanted | 15,812 | |||
| Household food security confidence level | 8.37 | 3.036 | 1.012 | |
| Independent variables: | ||||
| Household food insecurity level prior to March 13, 2020 | 1.67 | 0.383 | 0.685 | |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||||
| Age | 0.00 | 48.236 | 16.805 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 38,417 | 0.00 | ||
| Male | 35,996 | |||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 46,720 | 0.00 | ||
| Black | 8546 | |||
| Asian | 3804 | |||
| Hispanic | 12,479 | |||
| Other racial/ethnic groups | 2864 | |||
| Household Structure | ||||
| Total number of people in household | 0.00 | 3.482 | 1.949 | |
| Married and had children | 18,135 | 0.71 | ||
| Unmarried and had children | 11,571 | |||
| Married and no children | 23,133 | |||
| Unmarried and no children | 21,044 | |||
| SES | ||||
| Household income | 13.57 | 78,817.35 | 53,466.46 | |
| Educational attainment | 0.00 | 4.348 | 1.593 | |
| Housing Tenure | ||||
| Owned | 14,769 | 10.71 | ||
| Rented | 21,343 | |||
| Mortgage or loan | 30,333 | |||
| Employed for the last 7 days | 38,727 | 0.70 | ||
| You or anyone in your household might experience a loss of employment income in the next 4 weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic | 28,680 | 0.74 | ||
| Received free groceries or a free meal during the past 7 days | 5422 | 1.97 | ||
| Health | ||||
| General health status | 9.37 | 3.543 | 1.039 | |
Results presented in Table 1 were weighted based on the HPS recommended sampling weights