Table 1:
Demographics of 38 food-insecure, aging women participating in semi-structured interview data collection on perceived neighborhood-level factors that affect food insecurity
| Demographic Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (range) | 56 (50–64) |
| Race/Ethnicity, n(%) | |
| African-American | 25(66) |
| Hispanic | 5(13) |
| White | 6(16) |
| Othera | 2(5) |
| Food Security Statusb, n(%) | |
| Very Low | 19(50) |
| Low | 14(37) |
| Marginal | 5(13) |
| HIV Status, n(%) | |
| Positive | 26(68) |
| Negative | 12(32) |
| Location, n(%) | |
| Northern California | 14(37) |
| Georgia | 14(37) |
| North Carolina | 10(26) |
a
The ‘Other’ category of Race/Ethnicity includes Native American, Asian, and Pacific Islander.
b
Food security status was measured using the US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Survey Module33