Table 1.
Frequency (%) for demographic characteristics of low-income mothers who participated in the WIC program during their first year postpartum (n = 185)
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Hispanic | 35 (18.9) |
| Hispanic | 147 (79.5) |
| Not reported | 3 (1.6) |
| Preferred language | |
| English | 155 (83.8) |
| Spanish | 30 (16.2) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 25 (13.5) |
| High school degree | 47 (25.4) |
| Some college or associate’s degree | 88 (47.6) |
| College or graduate degree | 25 (13.5) |
| Presence of partner/spouse | |
| Had partner or spouse | 110 (59.5) |
| Did not have partner or spouse | 74 (40.0) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.5) |
| Family income level | |
| < $1200/monthly | 69 (37.3) |
| $1200 to $1800/monthly | 50 (27.0) |
| $1800 to $2400/monthly | 36 (19.5) |
| < $2400/monthly | 12 (6.5) |
| Not known | 18 (9.7) |
| Number of people in household | |
| 2 to 6 people | 150 (81.0) |
| 7 to 12 people | 21 (11.4) |
| Not reported | 14 (7.6) |
| Employment status | |
| Full-time | 37 (20.0) |
| Part-time | 41 (22.2) |
| Not working | 107 (57.8) |
| Employment status of partner/spousea | |
| Full-time | 50 (45.5) |
| Part-time | 32 (29.1) |
| Not working | 25 (22.7) |
| Not reported | 3 (2.7) |
| Food security | |
| Very low food security | 21 (11.4) |
| Low food security | 41 (22.1) |
| Moderate to high food security | 122 (65.9) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.5) |
| Participating in SNAP | |
| Yes | 71 (38.4) |
| No | 106 (57.3) |
| Not reported | 8 (4.3) |
SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
an = 110