Table 1.
Comparison of sample characteristics and food insecurity risk
| Overall % (n = 450) | Food secure % (n = 203) | At risk of food insecurity % (n = 219) | χ 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall sample | 48.1 | 51.9 | |||
| Cumulative risk indicators | |||||
| Employment | 0.09 | .422 | |||
| Employed | 52.1 | 48.4 | 51.6 | ||
| Unemployed/Underemployed | 47.9 | 47.0 | 53.0 | ||
| Education | 7.46 | .004 | |||
| Some college or greater | 55.2 | 49.6 | 50.4 | ||
| High school or less | 44.8 | 40.3 | 59.7 | ||
| Smoking | 12.10 | <.001 | |||
| No smoker in the home | 62.4 | 55.6 | 44.4 | ||
| Smoker in the home | 37.6 | 37.1 | 62.9 | ||
| Stress | 34.56 | <.001 | |||
| PSS ≤75th percentile | 70.0 | 57.4 | 42.6 | ||
| PSS >75th percentile | 30.0 | 26.2 | 73.8 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 15.65 | <.001 | |||
| Minimal or mild | 84.4 | 52.2 | 47.8 | ||
| Moderate or severe | 15.6 | 25.8 | 74.2 | ||
| LCA class profiles | 21.02 | <.001 | |||
| Class #3—high stress/depression | 12.4 | 22.6 | 77.4 | ||
| Class #2—low education/low stress/depression | 40.2 | 45.3 | 54.7 | ||
| Class #1—low risk overall | 47.3 | 57.3 | 42.7 | ||
| Overall μ | Food secure μ | At risk of food insecurity Μ | p | ||
| Cumulative risk index | 1.76 | 1.38 | 2.09 | <.001 |