Table 1|.
Participant characteristics
| Total sample | Not experiencing food insecurity | Experiencing food insecurity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Age (n = 160) | 39.10 (13.83) | 38.66 (13.88) | 41.35 (13.68) |
| Sex (n = 162) | |||
| Male | 55 (34.0%) | 44 (32.8%) | 11 (39.4%) |
| Female | 107 (66.1%) | 90 (67.2%) | 17 (60.7%) |
| Highest education (n = 160) | |||
| High school degree or below | 118 (73.8%) | 95 (72.0%) | 23 (82.1%) |
| Bachelor’s degree or above | 42 (26.3%) | 37 (28.0%) | 5 (17.9%) |
| Annual household income (n = 149) | |||
| Less than $16,000 | 22 (14.8%) | 18 (14.5%) | 4 (16.0%) |
| $16,000 to $24,999 | 40 (26.9%) | 32 (25.8%) | 8 (32.0%) |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 58 (38.9%) | 47 (37.9%) | 11 (44.0%) |
| $50,000 and above | 29 (19.5%) | 27 (21.8%) | 2 (8.0%) |
| Employment status (n = 161) | |||
| No employment | 80 (49.7%) | 63 (47.4%) | 17 (60.7%) |
| Part-time employment | 30 (18.6%) | 25 (18.8%) | 5 (17.9%) |
| Full-time employment | 51 (31.7%) | 45 (33.8%) | 6 (21.4%) |
| Number of people in the household (n = 148) | 4.72 (1.81) | 4.61 (1.70) | 5.19 (2.23) |
| Acculturation | |||
| Heritage culture acculturation scores (n = 152; range 1–5) | 4.34 (0.68) | 4.32 (0.70) | 4.45 (0.54) |
| American culture acculturation scores (n = 155; range 1–5) | 3.26 (1.05) | 3.23 (1.09) | 3.44 (0.77) |
| Fluency in language of heritage culture (n = 159) | |||
| No | 19 (12.0%) | 14 (10.7%) | 5 (17.9%) |
| Yes | 140 (88.1%) | 117 (89.3%) | 23 (82.1%) |
| Fluency in English (n = 159) | |||
| No | 90 (56.6%) | 66 (51.9%) | 22 (78.6%) |
| Yes | 69 (43.4%) | 63 (48.1%) | 6 (21.4%) |
| Percentage of life in the USA (n = 153) | 40.59 (33.48) | 41.69 (33.62) | 35.25 (32.93) |
| Social connectedness | |||
| Religious attendance (n = 161) | |||
| Regularly | 90 (55.9%) | 71 (53.0%) | 19 (70.4%) |
| Not regularly | 71 (44.1%) | 63 (47.0%) | 8 (29.6%) |
| Social isolation (n = 160; range 3–9) | 3.93 (1.34) | 3.75 (1.17) | 4.81 (1.75) |
SD standard deviation.