Table 3.
Housing/demographic characteristics and associations with food insecurity (n = 792)
| Housing characteristics | Categories | Food secure (n = 247), no. (%) | Food insecure (n = 545), no. (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race (n = 763) | Non-Hispanic Black | 128 (35.2) | 236 (64.8) | .098 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30 (22.1) | 106 (77.9) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 13 (22.0) | 46 (78.0) | ||
| Some other race | 65 (33.5) | 139 (66.5) | ||
| Living unit typea (n = 792) | Rental | 169 (28.1) | 432 (71.9) | .005 |
| Private | 70 (41.9) | 97 (58.1) | ||
| Shelter/supportive housing/homeless | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | ||
| Other | 4 (44.4) | 5 (55.6) | ||
| Monthly household income (n = 450) | No income | 35 (28.0) | 90 (72.0) | .087 |
| Low income | 42 (29.0) | 103 (71.0) | ||
| Middle income | 47 (32.2) | 99 (67.8) | ||
| High income | 17 (50.0) | 17 (50.0) | ||
| Household density (n = 673) | Overcrowded | 47 (33.3) | 94 (66.7) | .355 |
| Not overcrowded | 156 (29.3) | 376 (7.7) | ||
| Public housing (n = 749) | Yes | 51 (33.8) | 100 (66.2) | .495 |
| No | 185 (3.9) | 413 (69.1) | ||
| Problems with living situation (n = 743) | Yes | 15 (23.4) | 49 (76.6) | .162 |
| No | 218 (32.1) | 461 (67.9) | ||
| Problems with living situation (n = 64) | No stovea | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | .641 |
| No heat | 6 (2.0) | 24 (8.0) | .231 | |
| No watera | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | .507 | |
| Floodinga | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | .285 | |
| No electricitya | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | .513 | |
| No windowsa | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | .717 | |
| Satisfaction with living situation (n = 792) | Not satisfied | 20 (2.6) | 77 (79.4) | .000 |
| Somewhat satisfied | 67 (25.6) | 195 (74.4) | ||
| Very satisfied | 160 (37.0) | 273 (63.0) | ||
| Self-reported need for housing assistance (n = 786) | Yes | 33 (2.8) | 126 (79.2) | .001 |
| No | 213 (34.0) | 414 (66.0) | ||
| Feeling too crowded (n = 789) | Yes | 34 (22.4) | 118 (77.6) | .011 |
| No | 211 (33.1) | 426 (66.9) |