Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents According to Food Insecurity Level.
| Food secure,a % |
Low food security,b % |
Very low food security,c % |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | |||
| 55–64 | 47.2 | 54.1 | 64.0 |
| 65–74 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 26.4 |
| 75+ | 23.5 | 16.3 | 9.6 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 46.8 | 39.5 | 42.4 |
| Female | 53.2 | 60.5 | 57.6 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| non-Hispanic white | 62.2 | 21.9 | 37.6 |
| Hispanic | 18.9 | 51.6 | 38.9 |
| Asian | 11.1 | 17.0 | 5.7 |
| Black/African American | 5.5 | 7.3 | 12.2 |
| Other | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5.7 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/partner | 66.7 | 52.7 | 35.5 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 27.8 | 37.9 | 51.2 |
| Never married | 5.5 | 9.3 | 13.3 |
| General health | |||
| Excellent/very good | 47.4 | 15.3 | 11.5 |
| Good/fair/poor | 52.6 | 84.7 | 88.5 |
| Number of chronic illnesses | |||
| 0 | 64.7 | 53.6 | 43.6 |
| 1 | 28.3 | 34.1 | 38.9 |
| 2 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 13.8 |
| 3 | .8 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Education level | |||
| High school or less | 35.6 | 71.0 | 62.2 |
| More than high school | 64.4 | 29.0 | 37.8 |
| Employment status | |||
| Full-time | 34.0 | 20.5 | 16.3 |
| Unemployed, not looking | 56.3 | 65.9 | 67.3 |
| Unemployed, looking | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
| Part-time & other | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Insurance status | |||
| Uninsured | 5.1 | 13.4 | 12.6 |
| Medicare & Medicaid | 9.0 | 32.8 | 33.7 |
| Medicare & others | 38.4 | 11.0 | 9.0 |
| Medicare only | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Medicaid | 4.1 | 23.2 | 26.4 |
| Employment-based | 32.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Privately purchased | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Other public | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Place of birth | |||
| US born | 73.7 | 37.1 | 58.8 |
| Not US born | 26.4 | 62.9 | 41.2 |
| Proficiency in English | |||
| English proficient | 80.5 | 38.1 | 63.2 |
| Not English proficient | 19.5 | 61.9 | 36.8 |
| Income | |||
| 0–29,999 | 23.2 | 88.8 | 90.4 |
| 30,000–59,999 | 25.6 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| 60,000–89,999 | 18.7 | .3 | .2 |
| 90,000–119,999 | 12.1 | .0 | .0 |
| 120,000–149,999 | 6.4 | .0 | .0 |
| 150,000–179,999 | 5.2 | .0 | .0 |
| 180,000 or more | 8.9 | .0 | .0 |
| Household size | |||
| 1 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 36.2 |
| 2 | 46.5 | 30.1 | 24.2 |
| 3 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 15.7 |
| 4 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 9.0 |
| 5 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
| 6 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| 7 | .7 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| 8 | .4 | 1.3 | .6 |
| 9 | .2 | .3 | .9 |
| 10 | .1 | .6 | .5 |
| Delay care in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 9.0 | 16.0 | 26.3 |
| No | 91.0 | 84.0 | 73.7 |
| Delay prescription in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 9.0 | 16.5 | 31.3 |
| No | 91.0 | 83.6 | 68.7 |
| Have a usual source of care | |||
| Yes | 93.9 | 81.8 | 85.0 |
| No | 6.1 | 18.3 | 15.0 |
| Doctor visit in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 89.8 | 85.0 | 84.6 |
| No | 10.2 | 15.0 | 15.4 |
| Emergency room visit in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 20.5 | 28.5 | 39.7 |
| No | 79.5 | 71.5 | 60.3 |
| Doctor always listens carefullyd | |||
| Yes | 74.7 | 66.2 | 65.5 |
| No | 25.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 |
| Doctor always explains carefullyd | |||
| Yes | 73.1 | 62.9 | 59.4 |
| No | 26.9 | 37.2 | 40.6 |
a
n = 65,805.
b
n = 4143.
c
n = 2264.
d
Questions pertaining to quality of care were asked only to those who reported having a personal doctor (n = 64,213).