Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients seen at FOOD (Food to Overcome Outcome Disparities) pantries in New York City hospitals from January 2012 through December 2018
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Race (n=2091)† | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 992 (47) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 706 (34) |
| Asian | 235 (11) |
| White | 158 (8) |
| Born outside US (n=1936) | 1531 (79) |
| English spoken (n=2063) | |
| Very well | 1224 (59) |
| Well | 252 (12) |
| Not well | 333 (17) |
| Not at all | 254 (12) |
| Education (n=2033) | |
| No education | 38 (2) |
| Less than a high school degree | 849 (42) |
| High school degree | 659 (32) |
| Some college | 217 (10) |
| College or post-graduate degree | 281 (14) |
| Cancer diagnosis (n=2864) | |
| Breast | 1132 (39) |
| Prostate | 273 (10) |
| Gynecologic (cervical, uterine, ovarian, endometrial) | 272 (10) |
| Colon | 173 (6) |
| Lung | 197 (7) |
| Liquid tumors (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma) | 179 (6) |
| Other | 637 (22) |
| Monthly Income (n=1856) | |
| $0 | 1301(70) |
| $1–$1,000 | 300 (16) |
| >$1,000 | 255 (14) |
†
Sample size for each category is shown. The intake survey was developed iteratively, and the sample size for each category varies accordingly.