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[Preprint]. 2020 Nov 3:2020.10.30.20223156. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2020.10.30.20223156

Table 5.

Economic and food security concerns. Latinx farmworker and non-farmworker adults in North Carolina, May 2020.

Farmworker
n=67
Non-Farmworker
n=38
n % n %
Likelihood family will run out of money in the next three months1
 Very likely 8 12.12 17 44.74
 Somewhat likely 36 54.55 11 28.95
 Possible 7 10.61 6 15.79
 Unlikely 14 21.21 3 7.89
 Very unlikely 1 1.52 1 2.63
Highest level of food insecurity reported, past 7 days1
 No food insecurity 59 89.39 25 65.79
 Worried that food would run out because of lack of money 7 10.61 10 26.32
 Anyone in the family ate less than they thought they should because of lack of money 0 0 2 5.26
 Anyone in family go for a whole day because of lack of money 0 0 1 2.63
Conditions making it hard to get food family needs2
 Grocery stores open fewer hours 0 0 22 57.89
 Grocery stores make wait in line to enter 0 0 20 52.63
 Grocery stores do not have food wanted 0 0 18 47.37
 Children not getting school breakfast or lunch 0 0 12 31.58
 Restaurants usually patronized are closed 0 0 22 57.89
 Experiences no problems getting food 67 100.00 4 10.53
1

One missing farmworker observation.

2

Excludes problems related to money.