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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2021 Mar 24;71(1):87–93. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1877144

Table 1.

Student characteristics (N = 351).

Demographic characteristic Frequency n (%)

Age
18 81 (23.3)
19 89 (25.6)
20 71 (20.4)
21 52 (14.9)
22 29 (8.3)
23 15 (4.3)
24 5 (1.4)
≥25 6 (1.7)
School classification
Freshman 86 (24.5)
Sophomore 105 (29.9)
Junior 80 (22.8)
Senior 74 (21.1)
Graduate student 6 (1.7)
Gender identity
Female 283 (80.6)
Male 67 (19.1)
Other 1 (0.3)
Race/Ethnicity
NH Black, African American 320 (91.2)
Hispanic 14 (4)
NH White 5 (1.4)
NH Asian 3 (0.9)
NH Other 9 (2.6)
Student on a meal plan
Yes 319 (90.9)
No 32 (9.1)
Food insecurity items
Past 12 months, student worried food would run out before they got money to buy more
Never True 106 (31)
Sometimes True 120 (35.1)
Often True 116 (33.9)
Past 12 months, food bought just did not last and student did not have money to get more
Never True 121 (35.7)
Sometimes True 129 (38.1)
Often True 89 (26.3)

Note: NH: Non-Hispanic.